Hostname: page-component-77c89778f8-fv566 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-07-16T23:20:44.382Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Voices Still to be Heard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Sophia Gool  and
Wendy Patton
Sophia Gool
Affiliation:
Centre for Cognitive Processes in Learning, Queensland University of Technology
Wendy Patton
Affiliation:
Centre for Cognitive Processes in Learning, Queensland University of Technology
Get access

Extract

In a climate of self-determination it is essential to clarify what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people themselves feel about their cultural identity and future. These voices exist in a context of the great potential in Aboriginal culture and by contrast the severe problems which Aboriginal people face.

Lippman (1994) argues that, although there is some evidence of Aboriginal status becoming more equitable, education being one instance to avail self-determination, data continue to reveal that Aboriginal mortality and morbidity rates lie in stark contrast to those of the general population of Australia. The death rate for Aboriginal men and women of 35 to 44 years is eight times higher than for the average non-Aboriginal (Ferrari, 1997). Queensland Health (1996) recently reported that Cape York has yet to experience the mortality gains seen by Indigenous populations in New Zealand and North America.

Type
Section A: Schools
Information
The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , July 1998 , pp. 1 - 7
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Bamblett, P. (1993) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students in Urban classrooms. Brisbane: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Unit.Google Scholar
Department of Employment, Education and Training (1995) National Review of Education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Final Report. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.Google Scholar
Ferrari, J. (1997) ‘Blacks destined to lose battle for good health’. The Australian, 3 April, p. 2.Google Scholar
Forbes, F. (1996) ‘A separate future’. The Weekend Australian, 9-10 November, pp. 1–2.Google Scholar
Groome, H. and Hamilton, A. (1995) Meeting the Educational Needs of Aboriginal Adolescents. National Board of Employment, Education and Training. Commissioned Report No.35. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.Google Scholar
Guider, J. (1991) “Why are so many Aboriginal children not achieving at school?’ The Aboriginal Child at School 19(2): 42–51.Google Scholar
Harris, S. and Malin, M. (Eds.) (1994) Aboriginal Kids in Urban Classrooms. Wentworth Falls: Social Science Press.Google Scholar
Johnston, E. (1991) The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Schooling. National Report Vol 2. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.Google Scholar
Lee, R. (1993) ‘Why are Aboriginal children labelled as a “Special Needs Group”?’ The Aboriginal Child at School 21(1): 23–31.Google Scholar
Lippman, L. (1994) Generations of Resistance. Mabo and Justice. Melbourne: Longman Cheshire.Google Scholar
Miller, M. L. (1985) Committee of Review of Aboriginal Employment and Training. Report of the Committee of Review of Aboriginal Employment and Training Programs. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.Google Scholar
Queensland Health (1996) The Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders: Status Report. Brisbane: Health Information Centre.Google Scholar
Queensland Department of Education (1997) Community Approaches to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Behaviour Management: Reflecting the Perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders. Draft proposal.Google Scholar
Sarra, C. (1995) ‘Aboriginality’. Connections: Your Professional Link 38: 14–15.Google Scholar
Sarra, C. (1997) ‘Systems theory and the Aboriginal career decision maker’. In Patton, W. and McMahon, M. (Eds), Career Development in Practice: A Systems Theory Perspective. Sydney: New Hobsons Press, pp. 47–58.Google Scholar
Tesse, R. and Polesel, J. (1996) Educational Outcomes Survey: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Outcomes in Capricornia, Queensland. Unpublished manuscript, The University of Melbourne.Google Scholar
Yin, R.K. (1984) Case Study Research. Beverley Hills: Sage Publications.Google Scholar