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Values Dissonance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

G.A. Iversen
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Within the North-west Aboriginal reserve of South Australia a traditional system of tribal Aboriginal culture is currently maintained and reproduced. The observable culture of the Aboriginal people of this region retains distinct traditional elements and a life-style very different from that of the dominant white Australian society. Within this socio-cultural setting, schools which have been operational in some form since the establishment of the settlements face a unique challenge. Unfortunately, the challenge has, in most cases, not been successfully met, since the lack of success of Aboriginal students in the school situation is a damning indictment of the introduced Western system of schooling. Success is measured by the achievement of the set goals of the school, but frequently these reflect a white Australian value system.

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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , May 1985 , pp. 12 - 20
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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