Aikenhead, Glen
University of Saskatchewan, Aboriginal Education Research Centre
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Aboriginal School Science for Economic Development, Environmental Responsibility and Cultural Survival
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Description
Author argues that, if science education is to contribute to Aboriginal peoples economic development, environmental responsibility and cultural survival, then Indigenous common sense used together with Aboriginal and Western knowledge and technology about nature, as ways of learning, must also be used.
An Emerging Decolonizing Science Education in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Dean Elliott
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics & Technology Education, vol. 10, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 321-338
Description
Describes developments in science education since 2006 related to an agenda to decolonize the Pan-Canadian Science Framework by recognizing Indigenous knowledge as being foundational to understanding the physical world.
Barriers to Accommodating Culture in Science Classrooms
Alternate Title
Symposium of the International Organization for Science and Technology ; 9th, 1999
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen Aikenhead
Bente Huntley
Description
Advocates a culturally responsive curriculum which is only possible with culturally-based instructional resources and teacher involvement.
Paper originally presented to 9th Symposium of the International Organization for Science and Technology.
Cross-Cultural Science Teaching: Rekindling Traditions for Aboriginal Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, vol. 2, no. 3, July 2002, pp. 287-304
Description
Discusses project developed to help students cross the border between their community's Aboriginal culture and the culture of Western science.
Cultural Aspects of Learning Science
Alternate Title
Scientific Literacy and Cultural Studies Project ; 13
[The International Handbook of Science Education]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bill Cobern
Glen Aikenhead
Description
Originally published in: The International Handbook of Science Education edited by B.J. Fraser and K.G. Tobin.
Indigenous Knowledge and Science Revisited
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Masakata Ogawa
Description
Provides an understanding of the way three diverse cultural groups (Indigenous, Japanese, and Euro-American) understand nature.
Integrating Western and Aboriginal Science: Toward a Bi-Cultural Pedagogy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen Aikenhead
Description
A paper presented by Glen Aikenhead of the University of Saskatchewan to the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, New Orleans, April 26, 2000.
Integrating Western and Aboriginal Sciences: Cross-Cultural Science Teaching
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glen Aikenhead
Research in Science Education, vol. 31, no. 3, September 2001, pp. 337-355
Description
Explores ways to alleviate the alienation experienced by Aboriginal students in the science classroom.
Rekindling Traditions: Cross-Cultural Science & Technology Units
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Description
Discusses a two-year project to develop a science curriculum in conjuntion with Dene and Cree knowledge of nature. Paper presented at the Indigenous Knowledge Conference 2001 held at the University of Saskatchewan.
Rekindling Traditions: Cross-Cultural Science & Technology Units (CCSTU) Project
Alternate Title
Rekindling Traditions: Cross-Cultural Science & Technology Units
Stories from the Field: Experiences and Advice from the Rekindling Traditions Team
[McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 51]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Glen Aikenhead
Gloria Belcourt
Morris Brizinski
David Gold
Keith Lemaigre ... [et al.]
Description
Project focuses on integrating Indigenous knowledge of science and technology into the Saskatchewan provincial science curriculum.
Includes links to teacher guide, summary, minutes of meetings, and stories from the field.
Science and Culture Nexus: A Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen Aikenhead
Bente Huntley
Description
Research indicates teachers' self-awareness, if they are conflicted about science and First Nations knowledge, will improve how they deal with the issue; and students avoiding science in high school and university could not explain why. Creative ways of diminishing instruction barriers are needed.
Science and Technology Education from Different Cultural Perspectives
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Description
Asserts that a multi-cultural Science-Technology school curriculum has the greatest potential for success.
Teachers' Views on Aboriginal Students Learning Western and Aboriginal Science
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen Aikenhead
Bente Huntley
Description
Discussion of the interrelationships between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal concepts of science.
Toward a First Nation Cross-Cultural Science and Technology Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Science Education, vol. 81, no. 2, April 1997, pp. 217-238
Description
Explores Indigenous science education from a cultural perspective.
Towards Decolonizing the Pan-Canadian Science Framework
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Glen S. Aikenhead
Description
States that in order to participate in school science students are expected to discard Indigenous ways of learning.
What's Happening in Saskatchewan? We're Learning to Infuse Indigenous Perspectives into Our Science Courses
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Glen Aikenhead
Description
Introduces a professional resource, Enhancing School Science with Indigenous Knowledge: What We Know From Teachers and Research.