Open AccessRobust Respect
Author(s) -
Stacey Crooks
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
language and literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1496-0974
DOI - 10.20360/langandlit29402
Subject(s) - literacy , context (archaeology) , sociology , colonialism , reflection (computer programming) , politics , work (physics) , tenacity (mineralogy) , epistemology , psychology , pedagogy , political science , history , computer science , law , philosophy , mechanical engineering , archaeology , programming language , engineering , materials science , composite material
This paper is rooted in an assumption that the tenacity of deficit thinking in family literacy programs in Canada is partly a reflection of our colonial settler history. I explore how embracing an ethic of “robust respect” may offer a way of re-orienting family literacy programs away from deficit thinking and towards relationships. Drawing on observation of the Traditional Aboriginal Parenting Program, I describe how “robust respect” is characterized by building respectful relationships, valuing the other, and acknowledging the historical and political context in which family literacy work is located.