Sue Jude

doi:10.1017/S132601110000185X

Aboriginal Education in Urban Secondary Schools: Educating the Educators

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Sue Jude

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https://doi.org/10.1017/S132601110000185X

Abstract

This paper discusses the importance of examining the behaviours of non-Aboriginal educators, rather than Aboriginal students, when attempting to evaluate the performance of Aboriginal students in urban secondary schools. It acknowledges that endemic problems exist and that the perceptions and actions of non-Aboriginal educators may be contributing factors. The paper considers some established discourse in this area and refers to two specific programs which commenced operation in a Darwin secondary school in 1994, and in which the author was directly involved.

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Published

1998-09-01

How to Cite

Jude, S. (1998). Aboriginal Education in Urban Secondary Schools: Educating the Educators. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 26(2), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.1017/S132601110000185X

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Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (1998)

Section

Section B: Teacher Education

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