What does this research mean for the field?

Eight threads of Indigenous pedagogy can effectively support preservice educators in learning about and teaching Indigenous education in their future classrooms. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The research aims to address the gap in teacher knowledge and pedagogy related to Indigenous education.

March 2, 2026Open Access

Threads of Indigenous Pedagogy

Puntos clave

The research aims to address the gap in teacher knowledge and pedagogy related to Indigenous education.
Analyzed existing literature on mandatory Indigenous education courses
Identified eight threads of Indigenous pedagogy
Examined how these threads can aid preservice educators in teaching
Found significant gaps in teachers' understanding of Indigenous history and pedagogies
Demonstrated that Indigenous pedagogies can enrich teacher education curriculum
Highlighted the need for a shift from colonial approaches to more inclusive educational practices

Resumen

Mandatory Indigenous education courses in teacher education have a large task to fill by asking to fit in a millennia’s worth of knowledge into a 13-week course, also using a western colonial approach to teaching it as well. Looking at the research in this field of mandatory Indigenous education courses, studies have found a large gap in teacher’s knowledges, understandings, and pedagogies, to teach Indigenous history, pedagogies, and knowledges’ in the classroom. This work will look at how Indigenous pedagogies and specifically eight threads of Indigenous pedagogy can help support preservice educators in learning about Indigenous education and how they can teach Indigenous eduction in their future classrooms.

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