The Curiosity Behaviour of Aboriginal Country Children in Country Classrooms
Abstract
A recent study of the instructional needs of country children carried out by the author, has revealed that far too many Aboriginal country children (and, it might be added, far too many white country children too) simply do not seem to want to learn! Teachers interviewed during the course of the study viewed this situation variously:
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