Indigenous Mothers' Aspirations for Their Children in Perth, Western Australia

The Value of Education and Schooling

Bibliographic Data

ID2998543
AuthorsHelen Lette (The University of Western Australia, corresponding author), Edouard Tursan D''Espaignet, Edouard Tursan D'Espaignet, Edouard Tursan d’Espaignet (The Kids Research Institute Australia), Linda Slack-Smith (0000-0001-5859-7055, The University of Western Australia), Kerry Hunt (The University of Western Australia), Janine Nannup (The University of Western Australia)
Year2009
Volume38
Issue1
Pages65-73
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1326-0111 • E-ISSN: 2049-7784
PublisherThe University of Queensland (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1375/s1326011100000600
OpenAlexW2591014637
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited4

This project involved the collection of stories about the aspirations, goals and strategies from a sample of mothers of Indigenous children living in Perth, Western Australia. Analysis of the semi-structured interviews indicated that the education of their children was important for many of the mothers. Whilst some of the mothers preferred their children to learn about their Indigenous history, culture and identity, others valued the type of education that emanates from a mainstream-style school system. A major theme was a need for schools to partner with Indigenous parents in the decision-making process to engage the families in a positive education experience

Geography · Indigenous · Indigenous Education · Mainstream · Pedagogy · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Social science · Sociology · Traditional knowledge · Education Systems and Policy · Gender Studies · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights

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