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| Title: | Aboriginal Education Operational Plan (AEOP) 1997 - 99 |
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| Abstract: | The AEOP has been developed in line with the "Plan for Government School Education 1998 - 2000" and is based fundamentally on the principles of the Education Department's "Students at Educational Risk" strategy. Six focus areas have been identified in the AEOP, requiring a concerted effort at the school, district and central levels over the next three years. For each of the six areas, the Education Department of WA will develop, implement, monitor and evaluate central initiatives to assist schools and districts with achieving improved outcomes for Aboriginal students. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Aboriginal Employment and Career Action Plan 1997-2000 |
| Author: | |
| Abstract: | This document set out the plan to increase the number of Aboriginal employees in the Education Department of WA to at least 3% of Department staff by the year 2000 and to provide an environment whereby Aboriginal employees are retained and advanced. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Anti-racism handbook: with procedures for dealing with racism |
| Author: | ACT Department of Education and Training and Children's Youth and Family Services Bureau |
| Abstract: | A draft handbook for discussion and comment. Covers Departmental responsibilities; procedures for resolving complaints; formal complaint outside the workplace or school; further advice and monitoring the learning environment. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Australian mosaic: an anthology of multicultural writing |
| Author: | Mycak, S & Baker, C (eds) |
| Abstract: | A celebration of the richness of contemporary Australian writing and the diversity of Australian culture. Pieces include poems, short stories, plays, television script, novels and essays. Arranged thematically; including identity, rituals, love and prejudice, the anthology also includes student activities. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Big mob books for little fullas: the Aboriginal emergent readers kit |
| Author: | Merrifield, K & Williams, S |
| Abstract: | The kit was developed to address the need for Aboriginal perspectives, voices and faces in children's literature (K-6). The majority of the text and artwork is by Aboriginal adults and children from a range of areas in NSW. The kit presents positive images of Aboriginal life and reflects the diversity of Aboriginal communities across the state. The language used is Aboriginal English. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Cultural Diversity in WA |
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| Abstract: | An information kit on cultural diversity in WA. It is intended primarily for government and non-government service providers, to help them ensure that their services are responsible to the needs of their diverse clientele. It contains useful tips about communicating with ethnic community groups; consultation strategies; issues to be considered in providing cultural diversity awareness training; information concerning translation and interpreting services; collection of ethnicity data; strategies to achieve positive community relations. The kit was devised as an adjunct to "Valuing Diversity" and "Living in Harmony". |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Dealing with differences: taking action on class, race, gender and disability |
| Author: | Ellis, A & Llewellyn, M |
| Abstract: | Lesson plans and study units for dealing with issues and prejudice around class, race, gender and disability. The exercises, discussion topics and readings provide opportunities for addressing the issues and for students to take action for positive change. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Families around the world series |
| Author: | |
| Abstract: | An exploration with pictures, of the life of a typical family in various countries including Bosnia, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, Germany, Guatemala, Iraq, Japan, South America and Vietnam |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Inclusion and school reform: transforming America's classrooms |
| Author: | Lipsky, D & Gartner, A |
| Abstract: | An historical overview of the movement for inclusive education and consideration of its future prospects in the US emphasising examples of inclusive education and school restructuring occurring hand in hand. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Indigenous education: historical, moral and practical tales |
| Author: | Harris, S & Malin, M |
| Abstract: | A collection of current thinking on Indigenous peoples and education. Arranged thematically, this book concentrates on history, classroom activities and issues of equity and access. Contributions include feelings of guilt and responsibility and Aboriginal history, the maintenance of racist culture through education practices, teacher training and anti-racism, the educational status of Aboriginal English, school meetings and Aboriginal parents, libraries and Aboriginal students and teacher expectations of Aboriginal students. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | I protest!: fighting for your rights, a practical guide |
| Author: | Thornton, P; Phelan, L & McKeown, B |
| Abstract: | A step by step guide to effective protesting. This book offers suggestions for dealing with the media, letter writing, campaign planning, using the internet, publicity, committee organisation, working with other groups, as well as offering the experiences of successful protesters and case studies. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Mates |
| Author: | Young, L |
| Abstract: | Short profiles of children from different backgrounds told in their own words and many with their own photographs |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Migrants in Australia: a Jewish experience |
| Author: | Cowden, A |
| Abstract: | Carol Klooger tells the story of her Jewish grandparents who migrated to Australia before W.W.II. The film discusses their reasons for leaving Germany, their settlement experiences- as "enemy aliens" on arrival in Australia, and the survival of their culture. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Migrants in Australia: an Italian experience |
| Author: | Cowden, A |
| Abstract: | Tania tells the story of her grand parents who migrated to Australian from Sicily in 1949. She recounts their experiences, of difficulties with language, food, and finding work, of coping with change and of discrimination. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Migrants in Australia: a Vietnamese experience |
| Author: | Cowden, A |
| Abstract: | An interview with Truc Le Nguyen who left Saigon in 1975. He tells his reasons for migrating, and his experiences learning English and working in unskilled jobs. Also includes an interview with his sixteen year old daughter about her experiences living in two cultures. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Multicultural & anti-racism education: elements of an inclusive approach |
| Author: | Kalantzis, M; Cope, B; Howard, J |
| Abstract: | The authors argue for multicultural education to reconstitute mainstream education for all students, redefining the basis of all areas of curriculum and learning in the context of local diversity and increasing global interconnectedness. They also consider anti-racism education. They examine different approaches and experiences, and offer their principles of best practice. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Nothing's going to stop our dream |
| Author: | Aboriginal Programs Unit & Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) Inc |
| Abstract: | In 1996 students and teachers in the Manning Valley area produced a musical "1788 the Great South Land" as a Reconciliation project. In this video they tell of their experiences and the impact of the production on the community. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Our Story - Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training Program for the Education Sector |
| Author: | Aboriginal Education and Training Council (AETC) |
| Abstract: | Designed for all staff working in the provision of education to Aboriginal people. By describing and exploring the cultural, social and historical background to which Aboriginal children belong, the program enables education staff to identify effective strategies which will make learning for these children positive, relevant and ultimately successful. Importantly, local Aboriginal people in each suburb, town and community will take a key role in all facets of the programs. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Overcoming Workplace Barriers for Aboriginal People |
| Author: | |
| Abstract: | This resource kit provides a guide to managers and supervisors working with Aboriginal staff. It complements the equity resource titled "Are You Employing Aboriginal Staff?" This kit can assist in the identifying of employment barriers, suggest strategies to overcome them, and improve working conditions for Aboriginal people. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Plan for Government School Education 1998-2000 |
| Author: | |
| Abstract: | This document sets the direction for the WA government education system over a three year period, to ensure that all government school students develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to achieve their individual potential and contribute to society. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Researching racism in education : politics, theory, and practice |
| Author: | Connolly, P & Troyna, B |
| Abstract: | Current issues on race in education from English academics. Coverage includes the myth of neutrality in educational research, anti-racist educational research, racism and the politics of qualitative research, the study of South Asian women teachers, "whiteness" in race-related research, feminist approaches to anti-racist research, ethnography, generalisation and research on racism in schools, statistics in the study of "race" and education. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Resisting discrimination: affirmative strategies for principals and teachers |
| Author: | Miron, L |
| Abstract: | This book presents affirmative strategies to rid schools of discrimination. The strategies were developed as a result of research in four high schools with large percentages of ethnic and language minority students. The study suggested that there is a wide resistance to both the formal and the hidden curriculum in urban schooling, and how this resistance is tied to students' perception of the lack of fairness and teacher stereotyping of minority students. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Science timelines: a multicultural resource |
| Author: | Bentley, M & Mo, X |
| Abstract: | Primary teaching resource for helping children recognise and understand the contributions that different cultures have made to today's science and technology. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Starting small: teaching tolerance in preschool and the early grades |
| Author: | Carnes, Jim |
| Abstract: | This book profiles seven classrooms in which teachers are actively encouraging young children to build inclusive, equitable, caring communities across differences. Each chapter profiles a particular class. There is a narrative of the class' make up, the potential sources for division and a discussion of strategies for tolerance. Also included are theoretical discussions and practical ideas for incorporating these concepts into classroom activities. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Taraba |
| Author: | Ransom, R |
| Abstract: | Six Tasmanian Aboriginal stories retold. Each tells something of the spiritual world of the Tasmanian Aboriginal people, as well as explaining how the rewards and punishments given by the spirits have contributed to the characteristics of Tasmanian birds and animals. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Teaching/learning anti-racism: a developmental approach |
| Author: | Derman-Sparks, L & Phillips, C |
| Abstract: | The authors of this book have been teaching anti-racism to adults for twenty years. They provide a "how to" and conceptual framework to help teachers and trainers adapt anti-racism education for their programs. By integrating methodology and course content descriptions with student writing and analyses of students' growth the book highlights the interaction between teaching and learning. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | The immigrants |
| Author: | Lowenstein, W & Loh, M |
| Abstract: | The personal experiences and feelings of seventeen people who came to Australia between 1890 and 1970. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | The immigration debate |
| Author: | Healey, K |
| Abstract: | A brief look at immigration, emigration and multiculturalism in Australia. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | The other languages: a guide to multicultural classrooms |
| Author: | Edwards, V |
| Abstract: | A guide to sixteen community languages commonly spoken in Australia. Provides important information about the differences between writing systems, and the conventions governing the use of personal and family names, as well and information about the history, culture and religions of the countries where the languages originated. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | The resurgence of racism: Howard, Hanson and the race debate |
| Author: | Gray, G & Winter, C (eds) |
| Abstract: | A selection of revised papers from the 1997 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and the Australian National University conference "Is racism un-Australian?", which bring a historical perspective to understanding racism in Australian political and social life. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Valuing diversity: guidelines for government agencies for the implementation of Western Australia's Multicultural Policy WA ONE |
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| Abstract: | Part of the Western Australian Government's Multicultural Policy WA ONE. It is intended that these guidelines "will assist agencies to respond equitably and efficiently to their culturally diverse clientele through the development and implementation of appropriate policies, programs and practices. They will also assist agencies to ensure that their human management practices respect the cultural diversity within the workplace and that these practices are free from unlawful discrimination." |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Valuing Diversity - Guidelines for Government Agencies for the implementation of the WA Multicultural Policy |
| Author: | |
| Abstract: | This document aims to assist State Government agencies in the implementation of the Western Australian Government's Multicultural Policy, WA One.The Guidelines will assist agencies to respond equitably and efficiently to their culturally diverse clientele through the development and implementation of appropriate policies, programs and practices. They will also assist agencies to ensure that their human resource management practices respect the cultural diversity within the workplace and that these practices are free from unlawful discrimination. |
| Date: | 1997 |
| Title: | Wannyarri: Indigenous Australian in the ESL classroom |
| Author: | Nicholson, P |
| Abstract: | The resources offer non-Indigenous people a chance to hear Indigenous people tell their stories and to begin to understand the richness and diversity of their cultures. The video consists of interviews where people recount personal stories and discuss broad issues affecting them today. The book examines the practical issues in integrating indigenous studies in the ESL classroom, and includes sample units and worksheets. |
| Date: | 1997 |
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