Community Involvement: The Saibai State School Experience

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Castley

The purpose of this report is to investigate the need for and purposes of parental and community involvement in an Outer Torres Strait Island school, namely Saibai State School, and to explore and report on some of the approaches to community involvement that we have trialled in our school.If a school is aiming to educate its students for an active role in the society, then it is vital that the school be a living, active part of that society. It is unrealistic for teachers to assume that the school can stay separated from the community but still educate its students in a real and meaningful way.

Author(s):  
Shanti Sumartojo ◽  
Ben Wellings

In 2015, a new memorial was unveiled in Sydney’s Hyde Park, the formal green rectangle in the city’s centre. In a creative and vibrant city like Sydney, the launch of a new public artwork was not remarkable, but this event differed because it was a new war memorial, and even more unusually, it commemorated the military service of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australians. Designed by Indigenous artist Tony Albert, ...


1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
JN HANNA ◽  
WL SEXTON ◽  
JL FAOAGALI ◽  
PJ BUDA ◽  
ML KENNETT ◽  
...  

1984 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-58

The answer to the question above may seem obvious, but it often appears that there is misunderstanding among the community at large about who and what Aborigines are.The Federal Government sums up the answer this way:An Aboriginal person is one of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent who identifies as Aboriginal or Islander and is accepted as such by the community with which he or she is associated.While Aboriginal people often differ markedly in their outlook and values from non-Aboriginal people, it is not so well known that Aboriginal groups themselves vary in language, culture and social structure.These differences between Aboriginal people depend on their attachment to traditional cultural values, the degree to which they have adopted a European lifestyle and in the customs of differing regional groups.Whatever their background. Aboriginal people have a strong sense of identity and pride in being Aboriginal.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-76
Author(s):  
Erma Fatmawati

Abstrak Pendidikan sejatinya tidak bisa lepas dari peran aktif  masyarakat. Oleh sebab itu, dibutuhkan kebijakan dan peran berokrasi yang mampu mengakomudasi seluruh aspirasi serta keterlibatan masyarakat. Selama ini rantai berokrasi cukup panjang dan persoalannyapun kompleks sehingga menambah beban peningkatan mutu pendidikan. Kajian ini difokuskan pada bagaimana kebijakan pendidikan dilihat dari peran birokrasi dan partisipasi masyarakat, yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui kebijakan pendidikan bila dilihat dari peran birokrasi dan partisipasi masyarakat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif kepustakaan, dengan pengumpulan data menggunakan studi dokumenter sedangkan analisis datanya menggunakan content analysis. Hasil kajian ini adalah dibutuhkan birokrasi pendidikan adaptif dengan perubahan lingkungan dan responsif terhadap kebutuhan masyarakat. Kinerja birokrasi harus ditingkatkan untuk menciptakan pelayanan prima pada kepentingan publik. Lembaga pendidikan perlu diberi apresiasi dan dijauhkan dari ekploitasi dan kepentingan politik etis. Peran birokrasi di lembaga pendidikan dapat menjadi model implementasi kebijakan pada satuan dan jenjang pendidikan sehingga dibutuhkan pembaharuan manajemen. inovasi manajemen menjadi suatu keniscayaan dalam menyelesaikan persoalan-yang ada. Problem tersebut dapat berupa pemerataan pendidikan, peningkatan mutu, peningkatan efisiensi dan efektifitas serta relevansi yang bertujuan agar penyebaran ide inovasi dapat diadopsi, dimanfaatkan dan didesiminasikan untuk perbaikan dan pemecahan problem pendidikan. Kata Kunci: birokrasi, kebijakan, partisipasi masyarakat   Abstract Education, essentially, cannot be separated from the active role of the community. For this reason, such policies and the role of bureaucracy which is able to accommodate all aspirations and community involvement are needed. All this time, the bureaucracy chain was recognized to be too long and the complexity of the problems adds up to the burden of improving the quality of education. This study focuses on how education policy viewed from the role of bureaucracy and community participation. This study uses a qualitative library method. The data collection method used in this study is documentary studies while the analysis method uses is content analysis. The results of this study revealed that adaptive education bureaucracy with environmental changes and responsiveness to community needs are essentially needed. Bureaucratic performance must be improved to create an excellent service in the public interest. Educational institutions need to be appreciated and kept away from exploitation as well as ethical political interests. The role of bureaucracy in educational institutions can be seen as a model of policy implementation at education units and levels so that the management reformation is needed. Management innovation becomes a necessity in solving existing problems. The problem itself can be in the form of equitable education, quality improvement, efficiency and effectiveness improvement and relevance which aims to spread the idea of innovation to be adopted, utilized and disseminated to improve and solve educational problems. Keywords: bureaucracy, policy, community involvement


1995 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny Tripcony

The following paper was presented to a group of teachers, curriculum advisers, school support centre personnel and review officers at a one day conference organised by the Metropolitan West Region of the Queensland Department of Education. The time allocated for this session was 35 minutes. I therefore decided to focus on what I consider to be the two major barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student participation in schooling: recognition and valuing by teachers of children's identity and language. For other factors contributing to children's participation, such as curriculum relevance, parent/community involvement in decision-making, I provided participants with handouts which I had developed during the past four years or so.


2003 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 61-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Osborne

AbstractFrom the early 1900s, education in the Torres Strait was dominated by protectionism and segregation. In 1964 on Thursday Island the segregated state school system was abolished: “coloured children” could attend the high top from 1964 and thus secondary schooling became available to all as far as year 10. Since then there have been considerable changes. This paper describes and analyses some of these within a framework of relational justice and social access. Themes discussed include written texts about the people of Torres Strait and about education in Torres Strait; the growth of Torres Strait Islander voice in educational research; educational governance, facilities and staffing; teaching in Torres Strait classrooms; curriculum and vlanguage; preparing teachers to teach in Torres Strait; supporting teachers in Torres Strait; school-community relationships; and some recent initiatives.


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