CULTURAL SAFETY
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What makes a classroom 'culturally safe'
1⃣️Everyone shows respect for different culture
2⃣️Always being patient to listen and understand other cultural concepts
3⃣️Cultural and historical knowledge background provided
4⃣️Sharing the same worldview for accepting difference and common
How to make a 'culturally safe' classroom
1⃣️join PTS (Preparation for Tertiary Success)
2⃣️develop cultural competence and being more responsive
3⃣️know more about colonial legacy
4⃣️understand the ‘cultural interface’
Hall and Wilkes (2015)
• Teachers and students: need to become more cultural capable and
responsible
• Learning deeply: feel ease, acceptable, valued and supportive by deep
thoughts
REFERENCES
• Hall, L & Wilkes, M 2015, “It’s a safe environment for us Indigenous students”
– Creating a culturally safe learning space for Indigenous Pre-Tertiary
students, Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts
, 17, 112-122.
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