My Story of Sal: A Critical Self-reflective Autoethnography Revealing Whiteness in the Classroom

Authors

  • Craig Anthony Wood Griffith University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v19i1.1264

Keywords:

pedagogy, Whiteness, autoethnography, personal narrative, critical reflective practice

Abstract

My purpose for conducting the critical self-reflective research described in this article was a desire to improve my effectiveness as a teacher in the field of First Peoples’ education. The impetus for undertaking this research was a critical incident in my teaching career that I refer to as My Story of Sal. Writing autoethnographically, I use personal narrative as method, and show My Story of Sal as a representation of curriculum and pedagogy in my teaching praxis. I apply a critical lens of whiteness studies to the narrative to reveal whiteness in my classroom. 

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Published

2017-02-28

How to Cite

Wood, C. A. (2017). My Story of Sal: A Critical Self-reflective Autoethnography Revealing Whiteness in the Classroom. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 19(1), 41–59. https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v19i1.1264