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Author Price, Kaye.

Title Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education : an introduction for the teaching profession / edited by Kaye Price ; foreword by Carol Garlett
Published Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, [2012]
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012
©2012

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Description xv, 202 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
regular print
Contents 1. A brief history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education in Australia / Kaye Price -- 2. The solen generations: what does this mean for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people today? / John Williams-Mozley -- 3. Delivering the promise: empowering teachers to empower students / Jeannie Herbert -- 4. Your professional experience and becoming professioanl about working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and communities / Christine Evans -- 5. The 'silent apartheid' as the practioner's blindspot / Mark Rose -- 6. Better: A Torres Strait Islander's story of the struggle for a better education / Martin Nakata -- 7. Maths as storytelling: maths is beautiful / Christopher Matthews -- 8. Information and communication technologies in the classroom: implications and considerations / Peter Radoll -- 9. Language and literacy / Jacky Troy -- 10. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies in the classroom / Kaye Price -- 11. Engaging indigenous students: the important relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and their teachers / Peter Buckskin -- Appendices. A. Take a book: any book -- B. Terminology
Summary "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education: An Introduction for the Teaching Profession prepares students for the classroom and community environments they will encounter when teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in urban, rural and remote schools at early childhood, primary and secondary levels. The book addresses many issues and challenges faced by teacher education students and assists them to understand the deeper social, cultural and historical context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education. This is a unique textbook written by a team of highly regarded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics. Each chapter opens with an engaging anecdote from the author, connecting learning to real-world issues. This is also the first textbook to address Torres Strait Islander education. Written in an engaging and accessible style, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education is an essential resource for teacher education students."--publisher website
Analysis All Australian Indigenous Material
Australia
Australian
Education
Philosophy & theory of education
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Postgraduate
Tertiary/Undergraduate
Notes Also available electronically
In English
Subject Teachers, Aboriginal Australian -- Training of.
Aboriginal Australians -- Education.
Cultural awareness -- Australia.
Education -- Study and teaching -- Australia.
Stolen generations (Australia)
Teaching -- Australia.
Author Price, Kaye, editor of compilation
Cambridge Books Online
ISBN 1107685893
9781107685895 (paperback)