Thraves, Genevieve

2021

<p>The <i>Ganma</i> metaphor underscores Yolŋu approaches to education and learning that incorporate both Western and Aboriginal epistemologies. <i>Ganma</i> is the point where saltwater (non-Aboriginal knowledge) and fresh water (Yolŋu knowledge) meet to form a lagoon (Marika, 2000). The different bodies of water churn beneath the foam-striped surface, and this "great sharing" supports a "rich habitat of its own" (Bat & Guenther, 2013, p. 128), thus revealing the benefits of the collaborative approach to knowledge generation. This metaphor, shown in Figure 1, can be used as a foundation for negotiating culturally contested knowledge areas, and was the basis for a research project conducted in a Northern Territory Boarding School in 2019.</p>

Linking Research to the Practice of Education, 5(1), p. 2-3

2207-5151

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/54450

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University of New England, School of Education

A realisation of Ganma

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