An Analysis of the Aboriginal Education Policy Documents of Queensland

Abstract

The analysis examines how the documents approach – if at all – several different aspects of Aboriginal education as expressed in particular by Aboriginal women, the traditional educators of Aboriginal children (Gale, 1983). These aspects include:-– Aboriginal Learning Styles– Parental and Community Involvement– The Child as an Individual– Teaching Staff – Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal– Curriculum Content – Aboriginal History; Aboriginal Studies (general); Integration into Other Subjects: and Relevance of Content– Research-based Teaching– Languages– RacismMisinterpretation of Basic Aboriginal Philosophies– Resources