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Family, Friends and Teachers: Why Indigenous Students Stay at or Leave School

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: This paper considers the comments made Indigenous adults returning to school about their earlier experiences at school. They were written by Indigenous people who have chosen to return to education in the Northern Territory after leaving school early. They reflect the variety of factors which contributed to their motivation to stay at school when younger, or to leave school early. Fifty-two (52) Indigenous students wrote comments on their earlier school experiences. They came from all around Australia and ranged in age from late teens to early forties. What they experienced at different places and at different times was remarkably similar. It would seem overt discrimination was more prominent in times past and has become more subtle in recent times.

Source: The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education

DOI: 10.1017/s1326011100001423

Author: Damien Howard

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1547617495

FWCI: 1.175

Cites: 3

Cited by: 30

Related to: 10