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From the centre to the city : aboriginal education, culture and power
- Title
- From the centre to the city : aboriginal education, culture and power / Kevin Keeffe.
- Author
- Keeffe, Kevin.
- Publication
- Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 1992.
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- Description
- xiv, 198 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- 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).
- Subjects
- Multicultural education
- Education - Adult education
- Yannhangu people (N72 & N99.1) (NT SC53-14)
- Social identity - Aboriginality
- Education - Language - Indigenous languages
- Education - Secondary - Curriculum
- Education - Primary - Curriculum
- Psychology - Cognition - Learning styles
- Settlement and contacts - Ethnic groups, immigration and multiculturalism
- Aboriginal Australians > Ethnic identity
- Land rights
- Education - Indigenous studies - Secondary
- Kulturelle Identität
- Yannhangu language (N72 & N99.1) (NT SC53-14)
- Aboriginal Australians > Study and teaching
- Aborigènes d'Australie > Identité collective
- Social behaviour - Socialisation - Child rearing
- Indigenous knowledge - World view
- Language - Bilingualism and multilingualism
- Aborigènes d'Australie > Éducation
- Education - Distance and remote
- Aboriginal Australians > Education
- Aborigines
- Education - Indigenous studies - Primary - Curriculum
- Lake Mackay (Central NT Tanami Desert SF52-11, Central WA SF52-10)
- Australia
- Bildungspolitik
- Multicultural education > Australia
- Race relations - Racism - Stereotyping
- Pintupi language (C10) (NT SF52-11)
- Papunya (South Central NT SF52-16)
- Government policy - Self determination - 1985-1992
- Education - Indigenous studies - Tertiary
- Walangkura / Kintore (South Central NT SF52-15)
- Pintupi people (C10) (NT SF52-11)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-191) and index.
- ISBN
- 0855752351
- 9780855752354
- LCCN
- 92188617
- OCLC
- 26581439
- SCSB-2953270
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries