Talking Strong: The National Aboriginal Education Committee and the Development of Aboriginal Education Policy by Leanne Holt

Leanne Holt

ISBN 10: 1925302318 / ISBN 13: 9781925302318

Edité par Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra ACT, 2021

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Good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers. Stamps and stickers on inside. Wear to book corners and edges. A few pen marks on foredges. Body text and binding are still very good. By the late 1960s, Indigenous education in Australia was in crisis. When Whitlam swept to power in 1972, his Labor Government reached out to Indigenous people to guide change at a national level. The National Aboriginal Education Committee was the result. This comprehensive history by Leanne Holt traces the journey of the committee and its members from its inception in the mid 1970s to its completion in 1989. In Talking Strong, Holt introduces us to the radical men and women, from all walks of life, who served on the committee. Women like May O'Brien, one of the Stolen Generation, who fought the odds to become the first Aboriginal teacher in Western Australia. Men like charismatic Stephen Bamba, a musician, diesel mechanic and teacher from Broome, who at just 27 became the committee's chair. The committee travelled all over Australia and listened to teachers and communities tell their stories; they met with and challenged politicians. They believed that an education in harmony with their own cultural values and identity was the best means for Indigenous people to achieve self-determination, and they forever influenced the participation, retention and success of Indigenous people at all levels of education in Australia.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Talking Strong: The National Aboriginal Education Committee and the Development of Aboriginal Education Policy by Leanne Holt
• Éditeur: Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra ACT
• Date de parution: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1925302318
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781925302318
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Good
• Dimensions: 23 L x 15,5 H x 1 P (centimètres) 23 centimètres de largeur par 15,5 centimètres de hauteur par 1 centimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 0,7 kilogramme
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Subjects - Other History Topics - Education
  • Subjects - Biography & Memoir - Business & Orga...
  • Subjects - Indigenous Australians

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By the late 1960s, Indigenous education in Australia was in crisis. When Whitlam swept to power in 1972, his Labor government reached out to Indigenous people to guide change at a national level. The National Aboriginal Education Committee was the result. This comprehensive history by Leanne Holt traces the journey of the committee and its members from its inception in the mid 1970s to its completion in 1989. In <i>Talking Strong</i>, Holt introduces us to the radical men and women, from all walks of life, who served on the committee. Women like May O’Brien, one of the Stolen Generation, who fought the odds to become the first Aboriginal teacher in Western Australia. Men like charismatic Stephen Bamba, a musician, diesel mechanic, and teacher from Broome, who at just 27 became the committee’s chair. The committee travelled Australia listening to teachers and communities tell their stories. They believed that an education in harmony with their own tural values and identity was the best means for Indigenous people to achieve self-determination. These extraordinary individuals forever influenced the participation, retention, and success of Indigenous people at all levels of education in Australia.