Mills, Kyly, Sunderland, Naomi, Allen, Jyai, Creedy, Debra, and Carter, Amanda (2023) Stories from the river: thematic analysis of non-Indigenous health students' free-text survey responses about Australian cultural safety education. AlterNative: an international journal of Indigenous peoples, 19 (1). pp. 32-41.

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Abstract

This article aims to interpret and theorise non-Indigenous health students’ emotional learning experiences within a cultural safety course from an Australian First Peoples’ perspective. All undergraduate health students enrolled in a First Peoples’ health and cultural safety course were invited to complete a post-course online survey. The survey included quantitative items along with six free-text responses about students’ emotional learning experiences. The free-text comments provided by 72 health students are the focus of this article. Drawing upon Kamilaroi Country and the metaphor of the river in drought, flood and when waters become clear, this research provides a synthesis of non Indigenous health students’ emotions in the cultural safety classroom. Students acknowledged the powerful impact of work undertaken by First Peoples educators in sharing their narratives, creating safe spaces and bearing witness to students’ emotions. The analysis informs an understanding of student learning and recommendations for teaching practice.

Item ID:	81606
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1177-1740
Keywords:	conceptual analysis; cultural safety; education; emotions; First Peoples; Indigenous
Copyright Information:	© The Author(s) 2022. Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2024 00:37
FoR Codes:	45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4502 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education > 450201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curriculum and pedagogy @ 60% 45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4502 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education > 450212 Cultural responsiveness and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities education @ 40%
SEO Codes:	21 INDIGENOUS > 2102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education > 210299 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education not elsewhere classified @ 70% 21 INDIGENOUS > 2103 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health > 210399 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health not elsewhere classified @ 30%
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