Loretta De Plevitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 220389 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Loretta De Plevitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Loretta |
| FAMILY NAME | De Plevitz |
| SIGNATURE | DE PLEVITZ L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queensland University of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Testing the Social Justice Goals of Education
Policy documents on Indigenous education include statements such as equitable access to education, participation and outcomes that can be broadly described as social justice goals. However, there has been little academic analysis of how these goals are to be achieved. This paper proposes that the indirect discrimination provisions in Australian anti-discrimination law can provide a framework in which the goals can be evaluated against the endemic…
Walking the wire of prejudice’
Skipping on Stars', a theatrical film produced in 2004, was for young people presented by the Albury-Wodonga based on Flying Fruit Fly Circus. It tells the story of the life of Con Colleano, who was the highest paid circus artist in the world. This film throws light on a time in Australian history when racial discrimination against Indigenous people was not only overt, but government policy and the film deserve a place among the classics of Austr…
Special Schooling for Indigenous Students
Recent reports on Indigenous education have revealed that high proportions of students have been placed in special classes for intellectual disability or behaviour disorders. This is not an isolated phenomenon. Indigenous students in Canada and Romani children in Europe are also disproportionately represented in special schooling. This paper asks whether systemic racism, which fails to perceive cultural differences between the ethos of Australian…
Take-Home Lessons for Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Bisexual School Students
The take-home lesson from this survey of Australian anti-discrimination law is that the legislation offers only minimal protection to gay, lesbian, transgender or bisexual students who are verbal abused by other students. School students, apart from those in Tasmania, cannot be held liable for discrimination. Only the Northern Territory Act protects students from being harassed on the basis of their heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality or …
Special Schooling for Indigenous Students
Recent reports on Indigenous education have revealed that high proportions of students have been placed in special classes for intellectual disability or behaviour disorders. This is not an isolated phenomenon. Indigenous students in Canada and Romani children in Europe are also disproportionately represented in special schooling. This paper asks whether systemic racism, which fails to perceive cultural differences between the ethos of Australian…
Take-Home Lessons for Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Bisexual School Students
The take-home lesson from this survey of Australian anti-discrimination law is that the legislation offers only minimal protection to gay, lesbian, transgender or bisexual students who are verbal abused by other students. School students, apart from those in Tasmania, cannot be held liable for discrimination. Only the Northern Territory Act protects students from being harassed on the basis of their heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality or …
Walking the wire of prejudice’
Skipping on Stars', a theatrical film produced in 2004, was for young people presented by the Albury-Wodonga based on Flying Fruit Fly Circus. It tells the story of the life of Con Colleano, who was the highest paid circus artist in the world. This film throws light on a time in Australian history when racial discrimination against Indigenous people was not only overt, but government policy and the film deserve a place among the classics of Austr…
Special Schooling for Indigenous Students
Recent reports on Indigenous education have revealed that high proportions of students have been placed in special classes for intellectual disability or behaviour disorders. This is not an isolated phenomenon. Indigenous students in Canada and Romani children in Europe are also disproportionately represented in special schooling. This paper asks whether systemic racism, which fails to perceive cultural differences between the ethos of Australian…
Testing the Social Justice Goals of Education
Policy documents on Indigenous education include statements such as equitable access to education, participation and outcomes that can be broadly described as social justice goals. However, there has been little academic analysis of how these goals are to be achieved. This paper proposes that the indirect discrimination provisions in Australian anti-discrimination law can provide a framework in which the goals can be evaluated against the endemic…
Sociology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Education Systems and Policy (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Indigenous Education (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Mainstream (2 works)