An Analysis of the Aboriginal Education Policy Documents of Queensland #
Abstract
The analysis examines how the documents approach – if at all – several different aspects of Aboriginal education as expressed in particular by Aboriginal women, the traditional educators of Aboriginal children (Gale, 1983). These aspects include:-
– Aboriginal Learning Styles
– Parental and Community Involvement
– The Child as an Individual
– Teaching Staff – Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal
– Curriculum Content – Aboriginal History; Aboriginal Studies (general); Integration into Other Subjects: and Relevance of Content
– Research-based Teaching
– Languages
– Racism
Misinterpretation of Basic Aboriginal Philosophies
– Resources
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