1st Edition

Leading and Managing Indigenous Education in the Postcolonial World

By Zane Ma Rhea Copyright 2015
226 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book brings together the academic fields of educational leadership, educational administration, strategic change management, and Indigenous education in order to provide a critical, multi-perspective, systems level analysis of the provision of education services to Indigenous people. It draws on a range of theorists across these fields internationally, mobilising social exchange and... Read more

Part 1: International Context of Indigenous Education  Indigenous Education in Complex, Globalized, Postcolonial States  Part 2: History, Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange between Mainstream Education and Indigenous Peoples  Understanding History: The Colliding World of Indigenous Intellect and Colonial Administration.  Theorizing the Logic of Partnership.  Preservation and Maintenance of Indigenous Perspectives in Education  Part 3: Managing Intelligent Complexity: Engaging Communities, Schools and Governments  Leading and Managing the Complexity of Indigenous Education.  Engaging Communities: Ownership and High Expectations.  Engaging Schools: Partnership and Collaboration.  Teacher Professional Skills Development: Change, Intercultural Competency and Cultural Safety  Part 4: Developing the Official Mind: Aligning Educational Administration  Engaging Education Administration: Transparency and Accountability.  Evolving the Colonial Mindset: Towards an Indigenist Approach  Part 5: Towards an Indigenist Perspective  Leading and Managing Indigenous Education: A Global Challenge.

Biography

Zane Ma Rhea is Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Indigenous Education and Leadership in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia.