Nyungar Education in a South West Australian Location
A Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2130479 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terry Wooltorton (Edith Cowan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 37-42 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1326-0111 • E-ISSN: 2049-7784 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1326011100002763 |
| OpenAlex | W103248950 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
Assimilation of the Nyungar kids into the system takes place. Those who assimilate better, do better in school. Those who don't assimilate well, have problems with the system. (John, Primary School teacher, 6/8/93) (cited in Wooltorton, 1993)According to this teacher, assimilation is inevitable, therefore the school should assist that process. This paper examines and presents a perspective on the extent and effect of assimilation and suggests that the negative outcomes of the education of Nyungars is a result of assimilationist teaching practices and school culture. Further, it recommends that Nyungar education be underpinned by Nyungar control of Nyungar education, which consists of the followingprinciples: Nyungar decision-makers, Nyungar teachers, Nyungar parent involvement in educational implementation and decision-making and culturally appropriate teaching methods and teaching spaces
Cultural assimilation · Discipline · Ethnic group · Ethnography · Higher education · Management · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2019 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |