From the centre to the city : Aboriginal education, culture and power / Kevin Keeffe
- Bib ID:
- 307111
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Keeffe, Kevin
- Description:
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- Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 1992
- xiv, 198 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0855752351 (paperback)
- Summary:
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From the centre to the city: Aboriginal education,culture and power
Essays describe, analyse and criticise the meaning and place of Aboriginal culture in school curriculum in remote and urban areas; Part 1 discusses National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Policy, curriculum development, Aboriginal action to reject cultural assimilation; explores concepts of Aborignality as persistence, Aboriginality as resistance; Part 2 discusses issues in urban education including identity, ethnicity, multiculturalism, stereotypes; argues Aboriginality is not to be equated with ethnicity; mentions racism, soft racism of middle Australia; suggests educators need understanding of Aboriginality to effect appropriate curriculum change (p .99 - cultural comparisons); ; Part 3 examines Pintubi cultural values and education including perceptions of western culture (p.125-127 cultural comparisons); mentions education and assimilation at Lake Mackay Reserve and Papunya, bi-lingual education in Northern Territory; outlines process of designing Yanangu bi-cultural curriculum for school at Walungurru (Kintore); argues community based curriculum important; Part4 discusses Aboriginal action to regain autonomy; mentions land rights, history curriculum, Aboriginal studies; discusses bridging courses; outlines shift in national government education policy from culturalist to rationalist approach; (manuscript annotated separately at rec. no. 0006945)
- Full contents:
- Includes index
- Notes:
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- Published for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. 177-191.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Education
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions
- Aboriginal Australians -- Study and teaching -- Australia
- Race relations - Racism - Stereotyping
- Language - Bilingualism and multilingualism
- Settlement and contacts - Ethnic groups, immigration and multiculturalism
- Indigenous knowledge - World view
- Yannhangu people (N72 & N99.1) (NT SC53-14)
- Government policy - Self determination - 1985-1992
- Pintupi language (C10) (NT SF52-11)
- Pintupi people (C10) (NT SF52-11)
- Education - Language - Indigenous languages
- Education - Distance and remote
- Education - Adult education
- Education - Indigenous studies - Secondary
- Land rights
- Social identity - Aboriginality
- Education - Indigenous studies - Tertiary
- Education - Secondary - Curriculum
- Yannhangu language (N72 & N99.1) (NT SC53-14)
- Psychology - Cognition - Learning styles
- Education - Primary - Curriculum
- Education - Indigenous studies - Primary - Curriculum
- Social behaviour - Socialisation - Child rearing
- Lake Mackay (Central NT Tanami Desert SF52-11, Central WA SF52-10)
- Papunya (South Central NT SF52-16)
- Walangkura / Kintore (South Central NT SF52-15)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 1992
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