I see something better soon : how a remote community was transformed through empowerment /
Heslop, Jim,
I see something better soon : how a remote community was transformed through empowerment / How a remote community was transformed through empowerment Jim Heslop. - x, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. Past non-aboriginal attitudes and practices in the provision of schooling to aboriginal children -- 2. Processes involved in the planning and development of aboriginal communities -- 3. A brief history of schooling in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands -- 4. Philosophy of research and methos of investigation -- 5. Research findings on the effect of the change process on the structures and operations of Warakurna School and community -- 6. The effect of the Warakurna Parents' Council on schooling throughout the Ngaanyatjarra Lands -- 7. Development of hypotheses -- 8. Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix -- References.
"This book highlights the transformation of Warakurna School in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands (Western Australia) between 1992-1994 when it moved from being a typification of the long-standing Western domination of schooling to one that accepted the authority of the local Aboriginal community and became committed to supporting and promoting the achievement of community aspirations." --Page vii.
0859056384 9780859056380
Community education--Australia--Western Australia
Aboriginal Australians--Education--Australia--Western Australia
LC1036.8.A9 / H47 2016
371.1909941
I see something better soon : how a remote community was transformed through empowerment / How a remote community was transformed through empowerment Jim Heslop. - x, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. Past non-aboriginal attitudes and practices in the provision of schooling to aboriginal children -- 2. Processes involved in the planning and development of aboriginal communities -- 3. A brief history of schooling in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands -- 4. Philosophy of research and methos of investigation -- 5. Research findings on the effect of the change process on the structures and operations of Warakurna School and community -- 6. The effect of the Warakurna Parents' Council on schooling throughout the Ngaanyatjarra Lands -- 7. Development of hypotheses -- 8. Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix -- References.
"This book highlights the transformation of Warakurna School in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands (Western Australia) between 1992-1994 when it moved from being a typification of the long-standing Western domination of schooling to one that accepted the authority of the local Aboriginal community and became committed to supporting and promoting the achievement of community aspirations." --Page vii.
0859056384 9780859056380
Community education--Australia--Western Australia
Aboriginal Australians--Education--Australia--Western Australia
LC1036.8.A9 / H47 2016
371.1909941