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Aboriginal Primary Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Grant Walsh
Grant Walsh*
Affiliation:
Western Australian Education Department
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Aboriginal children attending school have special needs that should be recognised and catered for by the school system. This paper will deal with the practical aspects of Aboriginal education. In particular the focus will be on Aboriginal Primary education within Western Australia. The paper also limits itself by addressing issues related to more traditionally oriented Aboriginal groups living in remote communities. However, while the main emphasis is given to more traditionally oriented Aboriginal groups, many aspects can be usefully employed and extended to Aboriginal education in general. Therefore the aim of this paper is to give teachers and educators basic information about Aboriginal education so that they can develop appropriate education programs to meet the needs of the Aboriginal children within their schools.

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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , May 1987 , pp. 3 - 21
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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