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Working Alliances: The Importance of Accessing Peer/Cultural Support in Educational Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

David Mander  and
Frank Bobongie
David Mander*
Affiliation:
Wesley College, Perth, Australia. dmander@wesley.wa.edu.au
Frank Bobongie
Affiliation:
Guildford Grammar School, Perth, Australia.
*
*Address for correspondence: David Mander, Wesley College, South Perth WA 6027.
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Abstract

This is a reflective paper grounded in practice. It addresses the nature of working alliances in education between colleagues from different cultural, professional and generational backgrounds. The authors are specifically concerned with discussing the significance of accessing peer/cultural support in education, in particular how one colleague mentored another and the way knowledge was exchanged during this process to increase awareness and understanding. This topic is considered in the context of supporting male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students while they study and live away from home to complete their secondary school education at boarding school in Western Australia (WA).

Keywords

working alliancecritical reflectionAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studentsboarding schoolWestern Australia
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Articles
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The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , 01 June 2010 , pp. 41 - 53
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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