Society and Culture- Social and Cultural Continuity and Change: Aboriginal society in Australia

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Since the Aboriginal people of Australia first came into contact with the Europeans that settled here there have been many positive and negative changes to the way they are educated today in contrast to how they were educated in their traditional society. Though many of the things being taught have changed, the ways of teaching them are being kept constant and being integrated into today’s classrooms. The aboriginal people went through a major upheaval to their ways of life when European settlers arrived. From the children being taught their oral history by their elders, learning to hunt and gather by watching then copying their older family members. Most of the learning was done informally but at ceremonies, intense periods of formal ...

... them differently to all the other European back grounded students progress will be made with the koori students learning and personal growth. Some of the different learning characteristics are;Holistic Learners- Reflects the Aboriginal world-view where everything is interconnected and they are included in that. Imaginal Learners- Connects to the aboriginal ways of learning through observation and imitation. Kinaesthetic Learners- Learn through touching and movement, handling objects. Co-operative Learners- Comes from collectivism, collaborative process. Contextual Learners- Learning whilst being in the relative environment to what is being taught. Person-Oriented Learners- Students feeling connection to teacher will be more responsive to their teaching. Teachers of Australian Aboriginal students are being taught to understand these comparative learning techniques and to integrate them into their

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