Systemic racism: the hidden barrier to educational success for Indigenous school students
de Plevitz, Loretta R. (2007) Systemic racism: the hidden barrier to educational success for Indigenous school students. Australian Journal of Education, 51(1), pp. 54-71.
Explanations for poor educational experiences and results for Australian Indigenous school students have, to a great extent, focused on intended or conscious acts or omissions. This paper adopts an analysis based on the legislation prohibiting indirect racial discrimination. Using the elements of the legislation and case law it argues that apparently benign and race-neutral policies and practices may unwittingly be having an adverse impact on Indigenous students' education. These practices or policies include the building blocks of learning, a Eurocentric school culture. Standard English as the language of assessment, legislation to limit schools' legal liability, and teachers' promotions.
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|Item Type:||Journal Article|
|Keywords:||Indigenous or Aboriginal, Educational Policy, Racial Discrimination, Access to Education, School Students|
|Subjects:||Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES (180000) > LAW (180100) > Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Law (180101)|
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > EDUCATION (130000) > SPECIALIST STUDIES IN EDUCATION (130300) > Educational Administration Management and Leadership (130304)
|Divisions:||Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Law|
Current > Schools > School of Law
|Deposited On:||03 Jul 2009 07:43|
|Last Modified:||29 Feb 2012 23:30|
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