Early Childhood Education: Interview Analysis of Aboriginal Culture

This assignment presents an analysis of an interview conducted with an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander mentor. The interview aimed to gather advice on integrating Aboriginal culture within the 'Sparkling Stars' workplace, focusing on strategies to improve participation, self-determination, and cultural safety. The analysis evaluates the interviewer's preparation, demeanor, communication style, and understanding of indigenous culture. The interviewee provided feedback confirming the interviewer's adherence to cultural protocols and effective strategies. The assignment identifies three key outcomes: increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation, creating a knowledge base of Aboriginal culture, and establishing a culturally safe environment. The analysis details the interviewer's efforts to understand the Aboriginal culture, including learning indigenous words and emphasizing their meanings. The strategies developed by the interviewer are deemed effective in understanding the interview's premise and formulating relevant questions. The outcomes are designed to measure the effectiveness of cultural safety strategies, with the goal of fostering a more inclusive and culturally sensitive workplace.

Describe the preparations the candidate made prior to the interview:
Prior to the interview the topics were selected. The most important people that can be interviewed
were selected. The profile of the interviewees were made.
Describe the candidate’s attitude and demeanour throughout the interview:
The candidate were very helpful and friendly. He wanted to make sure that the most important
information are gathered by us and provided to the important authorities. He was well mannered and
very cooperative.
Describe the candidate’s tone of voice, choice of language, hand gestures,
body language, etc. throughout the interview:
The candidate spoke in low to medium tones. The choice of language was English. The body language
was amicable.
Describe how the candidate showed diversity in communication:
Did they try to learn indigenous words or encouraged the use of indigenous words?
They helped to understand some of the aboriginal words. They tried to emphasize on the meanings of
this word to stress on some of the important community aspects throughout the conversation.
Describe how the candidate demonstrated understanding of indigenous
culture:
The candidate explained every aboriginal word that they used. They displayed superior knowledge of
Aboriginal culture.
State your opinion on the strategies developed by the interviewer:
The interviewer developed effective strategies that helped in firstly understanding the
premise of the interview and secondly, established the most important questions that
needed to be answered. The strategies had been effective in accordance of the situation.

You and the interviewer have agreed on the outcomes you wish to achieve
from the strategies above, against which you can measure the effectiveness
of the strategies on cultural safety.
List the three (3) outcomes you wish to achieve:
The first most important outcome would be to increase participation of the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait islanders in the various services that are offered in the Sparkling Stars. This would provide
more exposure to the aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people and help the development to of
the children from these groups. The second outcome would be to create a unique knowledge base
of aboriginal culture through the integration of these people in the workforce of the sparkling
stars. The third most important outcome that needs to be achieved is the creation of a culturally
safe space with the integration of cultural practices of the indigenous people within the
framework of the sparking stars organization.