Henderson, Robyn 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7906-766X
(2021)
Diversity matters: some reflections.
Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, 29 (1).
pp. 28-36.
ISSN 1320-5692
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Abstract
When I was asked by the editors of Literacy Learning: the Middle Years to write about diversity, I felt that I had been asked to write about a topic that was core to my thinking about literacies research and the teaching of literacies. Like many people who have worked in education for a long time, I have seen ideas and innovations come and go, policies and mandates change, and curriculums reviewed and replaced, but diversity is a key and always present aspect of education and it is important to literacies education.
To discuss diversity, I am going to take a personal approach and draw on ideas and research experiences that have allowed me to learn about diversity. I know this probably sounds like an indulgent approach, but perhaps in retirement this might be excused. I use three reflections to guide my discussion. The first is about a book that had a significant effect on my thinking. The second reflection considers the literacy learning of itinerant farm workers’ children, based on research I did in the early 2000s. My third reflection shifts to a consideration of the place of diversity in teachers’ pedagogical approaches. If you will excuse my play on words, these diversity matters have shaped my belief that diversity matters.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | No |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit of Accepted Version. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Education (1 Jul 2019 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Education (1 Jul 2019 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2021 01:59 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2021 07:06 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | diversity, literacy, pedagogy, reflection, student diversity |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130204 English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 39 EDUCATION > 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy > 390104 English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9302 Teaching and Instruction > 930201 Pedagogy |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2020): | 16 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 1603 Teaching and curriculum > 160302 Pedagogy |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/40102 |
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