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Author Sommerlad, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Ann)

Title Kormilda, the way to tomorrow? : a study in Aboriginal education / Elizabeth Sommerlad
Published Canberra : Australian National University Press, 1976

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 W'BOOL  371.9799109429 Som/Ktw  AVAILABLE
Description 187 pages ; 21 cm
Contents Preface -- Introduction -- Aboriginal life in the Northern Territory -- Objectives of education for tribal Aborigines -- Social structure of Kormilda College -- Life in a cross-cultural institution -- Conflict in identity and maladjustment of students -- Case studies -- Symptoms of stress -- Some educational implications -- Alternative models of education -- Appendices -- Home communities of students -- Measuring instruments -- Total enrolments at Kormilda 1968-1970 -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Aboriginal objections to education; deschooling and appropriate learning models for Aborigines; decentralization and community control of education; vocational and on-the-job training; social identity; concept of Kormilda as a boarding secondary school for full-blood Aborigines; life styles of Aborigines in the Northern Territory
Analysis Aboriginal Australians Education Australia Northern Territory
Kormilda College
Australian Aboriginal children. Education. Implications of residential colleges. Northern Territory. Study examples: Kormilda College. Reports, surveys
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 176-185
Subject Kormilda College
Kormilda College
Aboriginal Australians -- Education -- Australia -- Northern Territory.
Aboriginal Australians -- Education.
Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Northern Territory.
Education.
Author Kormilda College
LC no. 77361653
ISBN 070810715X