Indigenous Mothers' Aspirations for Their Children in Perth, Western Australia: The Value of Education and Schooling
Abstract This project involved the collection of stories about the aspirations, goals and strategies from a sample of mothers of Indigenous children living in Perth, Western Australia. Analysis of the semi-structured interviews indicated that the education of...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland
2009-01-01
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| author | Helen Lette Edouard Tursan d'Espaignet Linda Slack-Smith Kerry Hunt Janine Nannup |
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This project involved the collection of stories about
the aspirations, goals and strategies from a sample of
mothers of Indigenous children living in Perth, Western
Australia. Analysis of the semi-structured interviews
indicated that the education of their children was
important for many of the mothers. Whilst some of the
mothers preferred their children to learn about their
Indigenous history, culture and identity, others valued the
type of education that emanates from a mainstream-style
school system. A major theme was a need for schools to
partner with Indigenous parents in the decision-making
process to engage the families in a positive education
experience.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a2f3fd130a347eab843899d1be0d5cc2023-01-03T09:58:16ZengAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of QueenslandThe Australian Journal of Indigenous Education2049-77842009-01-0138110.1375/S1326011100000600Indigenous Mothers' Aspirations for Their Children in Perth, Western Australia: The Value of Education and SchoolingHelen Lette0Edouard Tursan d'Espaignet1Linda Slack-Smith2Kerry Hunt3Janine Nannup4The University of Western AustraliaThe University of Western AustraliaThe University of Western AustraliaThe University of Western AustraliaThe University of Western AustraliaAbstract This project involved the collection of stories about the aspirations, goals and strategies from a sample of mothers of Indigenous children living in Perth, Western Australia. Analysis of the semi-structured interviews indicated that the education of their children was important for many of the mothers. Whilst some of the mothers preferred their children to learn about their Indigenous history, culture and identity, others valued the type of education that emanates from a mainstream-style school system. A major theme was a need for schools to partner with Indigenous parents in the decision-making process to engage the families in a positive education experience. https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/534 |
| spellingShingle | Helen Lette Edouard Tursan d'Espaignet Linda Slack-Smith Kerry Hunt Janine Nannup Indigenous Mothers' Aspirations for Their Children in Perth, Western Australia: The Value of Education and Schooling The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education |
| title | Indigenous Mothers' Aspirations for Their Children in Perth, Western Australia: The Value of Education and Schooling |
| title_full | Indigenous Mothers' Aspirations for Their Children in Perth, Western Australia: The Value of Education and Schooling |
| title_fullStr | Indigenous Mothers' Aspirations for Their Children in Perth, Western Australia: The Value of Education and Schooling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indigenous Mothers' Aspirations for Their Children in Perth, Western Australia: The Value of Education and Schooling |
| title_short | Indigenous Mothers' Aspirations for Their Children in Perth, Western Australia: The Value of Education and Schooling |
| title_sort | indigenous mothers aspirations for their children in perth western australia the value of education and schooling |
| url | https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/534 |
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