The Education of Aboriginal Children in New South Wales Public Schools Since 1788: Part 1

1978 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Aboriginal Education ◽  
South Wales ◽  
History Of ◽  
Aboriginal Children

The following article by Mr Harris discusses in detail the history of Aboriginal education in New South Wales. Readers from New South Wales will certainly find this extremely interesting and, indeed, the perspective that Mr Harris offers will deepen their insights into the educational status of Aboriginals today. Readers from other states will, I am sure, also find it very illuminating; in many ways the New South Wales scene was similar to that in other parts of Australia. (Ed.)

What Trainee Teachers and Teachers Should Know About Aboriginal Children.

1979 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 29-32
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Aboriginal Education ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Teachers ◽  
Trainee Teachers ◽  
Aboriginal Students ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Aboriginal Children ◽  
Consultative Group

The New South Wales Aboriginal Education Consultative Group feels that more emphasis needs to be placed on the training of teachers in regards to Aboriginal education.Many first year teachers are sent to country areas with a relatively high percentage of Aboriginal students. In the main, these teachers have had little or no contact with Aboriginal children or parents.

The Education of Aboriginal Children in New South Wales Public Schools Since 1788: Part 2

1978 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 20-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Aboriginal Children

It is uncertain when the last exclusion of children from a public school, merely for having some Aboriginal ancestry, actually occurred. In 1937, the Commonwealth and States’ conference on Aboriginal matters recommended assimilation as a general policy rather than protection, particularly with regard to the detribalized, part-caste Aboriginal people. In 1938, the New South Wales Public Service Board in its report on the Aborigines Protection Board, recommended the policy of assimilation be implemented in schools. In 1940, the Aborigines Protection Act was amended. The Aborigines Protection Board was renamed the Aborigines Welfare Board and restructured to include Aboriginal members. The complete responsibility for the education of all Aboriginal children was transferred to the New South Wales Department of Education. Almost overnight, the policy of segregation was changed to assimilation.

The Impact of Aboriginal Education Assistants (AEAS) in New South Wales Public Schools

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
Wayne Scott
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School System ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Aboriginal Education ◽  
Aboriginal Students ◽  
South Wales ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Vocational Aspirations

A considerable amount of research attests to the difficulties experienced by Aboriginal students in the school system of New South Wales. Coker (1981) states that Aboriginal students more than any other identificable group in Australia score consistently lower in basic skills tests involving reading, writing and mathematics. McConnochie (1973) suggests that the failure of Aboriginal students at school is primarily the fault of the school system and not the student. Institutions tend to debase the student’s self-concept and the group with whom they identify. This process contributed to the students’ low self-esteem and further contributed to low vocational aspirations and academic achievement.

Alive and Well: Aboriginal Education in South Australia

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
Ken Darvall
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Australia ◽  
School Education ◽  
Aboriginal Education ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Selection Of

During a four-week period in March and April, 1990, I had the opportunity to visit several Aboriginal and mainstream public schools in South Australia as part of a Fellowship sponsored by the New South Wales Department of School Education.The selection of South Australia as a location to visit was recommended to the author by various colleagues in Aboriginal education who considered that “many fine things were happening” in South Australia in the area of Aboriginal education. My impressions confirmed what I had been told by others.

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