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Toward Indigenous Adult Learning in Oceania in the Millennial Era (87021)
Session Chair: Moana Numanga
Thursday, 31 October 2024 10:30
Session: Session 1
Room: Room 111
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
One could argue there exists an exclusion of Oceania student cultural based sensitivity in college classroom teaching.
This article will explore some linguistics-based andragogy in higher education focused on Indigenous identifying Samoan adult learners. A co-author identifies as ethnically Samoan having been born and raised in American Samoa who argues for culturally inclusive approaches based in Samoan linguistic and cultural contexts. Such are to be blended with more recent trends in professional higher education workspaces that will be itemized and discussed further. In this, enhancement in Samoan student learning could be the result.
Additionally, this ideal approach in the millennial era also assumes there are challenges. For example, some adverse conditions could be: lack of administrative support (e.g., policy building, funding toward teacher training, etc.); potentially hybridized [rather than purist] curriculum design of which respect both Samoan and non-Samoan cultural contexts in mixed student populations; digital era remote classroom difficulties; lack of faculty buy-in; insurmountable and overwhelming administrative and faculty learning curve workload; etc.
This research aims to collect data toward formulating processes in what could be best implementation practices and of which could be deemed appropriate for the current millennial era in Oceania classrooms where there exist Samoan adult learners. To exhibit versatility in method, some investigative inquiries into other cultures by the Maori co-author (also born and raised in Aotearoa) from the same target region are incorporated. Therefore, Indigenous identifying Maori adult learners are included herein.
Authors:
Kiri Chamberlin, Brigham Young University Hawaii, United States
Moana Numanga, Brigham Young University Hawaii, United States
About the Presenter(s)
Professor Moana Numanga is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Brigham Young University Hawaii in United States
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