Report to the academic council of Nedlands college from the ad hoc committee on Aboriginal education
Document Type
Report
Publisher
Nedlands College of Advanced Education
Place of Publication
Nedlands, Western Australia
Abstract
The following expanded brief originating from the above recommendation was given to the committee:- "Many graduates returning to College on ex-students' day as well as students on practice reported that they had found difficulties in handling classes that contained Aboriginal and part Aboriginal students, and suggested that the College should do more to prepare students in this area. A conference on Aboriginal Education held at Mount Lawley College in 1977 made recommendations on the place of Aboriginal Education in initial teaching training.
The Academic Council of this College decided to form an ad hoc committee to advise the Courses Committee on the following points:-
1.2.1. The relevance of the recommendations from the National Conference to the training of students at the Nedlands College, with particular reference to pre-service teacher education.
1.2.2. The degree of need for special training of secondary school teachers for the teaching of classes containing Aboriginal students as compared with other ethnic groups.
1.2.3. The possibility of training students who propose teaching largely in Aboriginal areas as envisaged in the Conference Report.
1.2.4. The extent and weight of coverage needed, e.g. from an 'awareness' lecture at one extreme to a ccmpulsory unit at the other.
1.2.5. To what extent the needs indicated above are met by current College programmes.
1.2.6. How, in practicable terms, the Committee recommendations could be implemented in the College programme.
1.2.7. Should special provision be made to:- (a) enrol Aborigines at Nedlands College (b) train Aborigines to teach in State High Schools
1.2.8. How appropriately Mount Lawley C.A.E. expertise in this field could help serve the interest of N.C.A.E. students."
Comments
Aboriginal Education Committee. (1979). Report to the Academic Council of Nedlands College from the Ad Hoc Committee on Aboriginal Education. Nedlands, Australia: Nedlands College of Advanced Education.