Building Positive Identities in a Culturally Safe Space: An Ethnographic Case Study from Queensland, Australia

Autor/inn/en	Tualaulelei, Eseta; Taylor-Leech, Kerry
Titel	Building Positive Identities in a Culturally Safe Space: An Ethnographic Case Study from Queensland, Australia
Quelle	In: Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 15 (2021) 2, S.137-149 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tualaulelei, Eseta) ORCID (Taylor-Leech, Kerry)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-5692
DOI	10.1080/15595692.2020.1852545
Schlagwörter	Self Concept; Safety; Cultural Background; Pacific Islanders; Foreign Countries; Ethnography; Child Development; Preschool Education; Preschool Teachers; Barriers; Child Care Centers; Self Esteem; Values; Physical Environment; Interpersonal Relationship; Malayo Polynesian Languages; Native Language; Immigrants; Immersion Programs; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Program Descriptions; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Selbstkonzept; Sicherheit; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Ausland; Ethnografie; Kindesentwicklung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Wertbegriff; Natürliche Umwelt; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Immersionsprogramm; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Australien
Abstract	The early years before compulsory schooling are crucial for children's identities, including their cultural identities. This article reports on a community-collaborative educational program that aimed to promote children's positive Samoan identities in a culturally safe environment. Data were collected through ethnographic methods, including "talanoa" (Pacific-style conversations), interviews, and participant observations, along with audio, photo, and video recordings. Analysis revealed developments in the children's cultural identities over the seven-month study and challenges in creating a culturally safe space within an established English-dominant early childhood center. Key findings connected children's cultural identity development to spaces that nurture children's cultural confidence, promote values compatible with family cultures, provide a culturally safe physical environment, and encourage positive relationships. The discussion highlights the complexities of establishing culturally safe spaces in contemporary pluralist societies, and we argue for an expansion of the permissive spaces that constrain such endeavors. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01