The Experiences of a First-Year Teacher in an Aboriginal School
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4900368 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Dawson (0000-0001-6349-6216, Dagon University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 50-53 |
| Publication date | 1974-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Aboriginal Child at School (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0310-5822 • E-ISSN: 2059-9242 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0310582200008087 |
| OpenAlex | W2220379634 |
| Language | EN |
As a beginning teacher completing my first term in an Aboriginal school, I would like to reflect upon my experiences of the last three months.I was trained in a three year Primary course at Salisbury C.A.E. and accepted a position at Fregon Special Aboriginal School, 900 miles north-west of Adelaide. Fregon is an Aboriginal community which recently transferred from control by the Presbyterian Ecumenical Board of Missions to control by an Aboriginal Council. The community consists of approximately one hundred and fifty tribally-oriented Pitjantjatjara people and ten Europeans.I will deal with the following points which cover my experience - personal situation, cultural factors, teaching
Media studies · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · History · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |