Rural and Remote Education - WA

Rural

and Remote Education - WA

Public Hearing in Broome WA

- 20 May 1999

Witnesses giving

evidence in Broome were

1. Tom Birch, Chairperson,

   and Peter Yu, Executive Director, Kimberley Land Council: Indigenous

   education; language teaching; cultural studies; cultural integrity;

   parent involvement in children's education; parent involvement: juvenile

   justice; adult literacy and numeracy; Indigenous education and employment;

   unemployment/CDEP

2. Esther Bevan,

   Chair, Catholic Education Aboriginal Committee: Indigenous education;

   Catholic education; parent involvement; substance abuse programs; family

   support; community ownership; two-way learning; school boards; Indigenous

   role models; teacher selection

3. John Bucknall,

   Coordinator, Aboriginal Independent Schools Unit: Indigenous education;

   Indigenous teachers; Indigenous education policy; Indigenous involvement

   in decision-making; culture of inclusion; equity of access; Aboriginal

   hostels; itinerancy

4. Joyce Hudson,

   linguist: Indigenous language programs; language programs - difficulties;

   Indigenous teacher training; LOTE and bilingual education; teacher linguists;

   Indigenous language in schools; English language teaching; Kriol;

5. Martin Bin-Rashid,

   Family and Children's Services Department: remote primary and secondary

   Indigenous education; income support; post-school employment options;

   further education; early school leavers; access to secondary school;

   travel

6. Anne Poelina,

   Chair, and Ian Perdrisat, Burdekin Youth In Action: Indigenous community

   involvement; CDEP; access to alternative education; lifelong education;

   post-school options; youth suicide; youth culture as marginalised

7. Gwen Bucknall,

   Sister Clare and Mary Vajda, University of Notre Dame: Indigenous teacher

   training programs; Indigenous education; teacher training and quality;

   Aboriginal teaching assistants; staff incentives; access to information

   technology; cultural programs; language programs; role models; student

   placements; early childhood education; teacher mentoring; itinerant

   programs; financial support; student support

8. Laurie Andrew,

   District Director, Kimberley Education: Teaching workforce; students

   with disabilities; Indigenous education; Indigenous teaching assistants;

   special education teachers; student support; early childhood education

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