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Addressing Issues of Equity and Access in the Delivery of Arts Education to Aboriginal Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

R.G. Smith
R.G. Smith*
Affiliation:
Dripstone High School
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The over-riding objective of an Aboriginal Education Policy should be to achieve equity between Aboriginal people and other Australians in participation at all stages of education by the turn of the century. Education opportunities must be available to Aboriginal people regardless of where they live and in a manner that is appropriate to the diverse cultural and social situations in which they live. It is therefore essential to ensure access for Aboriginal children and adults to school and tertiary education, to ensure that Aboriginal communities are able to influence the way in which education is provided, and to ensure that it reflects their social and cultural values (Hughes Report, 1987: 17).

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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , December 1995 , pp. 22 - 29
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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