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The Curiosity Behaviour of Aboriginal Country Children in Country Classrooms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

H. Sungaila
H. Sungaila*
Affiliation:
Centre for Administrative Studies, University of New England, Armidale
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A recent study of the instructional needs of country children carried out by the author, has revealed that far too many Aboriginal country children (and, it might be added, far too many white country children too) simply do not seem to want to learn! Teachers interviewed during the course of the study viewed this situation variously:

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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 1980 , pp. 13 - 17
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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