Global Citizenship Through the Lens of Indigenous Pedagogies in Australia and New Zealand. A Comparative Perspective

Abstract

This chapter looks at the need for inclusive teaching especially for minority groups. It draws upon the experiences of two Pacific Nation’s with different histories and cultural traditions: The Maori in New Zealand and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ in Australia. Drawing on over 40 years teaching and researching in national schools, international schools and universities, we show how complex the global classroom has become. In particular, we look at the way education in New Zealand has much to teach Indigenous members of the global classroom. We raise the question of the Aboriginal voice in current Australian educational provision. How to be heard and what more needs to be done to include all the strands of Australian inhabitants, not just the most recent arrivals.