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Suspension and Exclusion Rates for Aboriginal Students in Western Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

John Gardiner ,
David Evans  and
Kenneth Howell
John Gardiner
Affiliation:
Edith Cowctn University
David Evans
Affiliation:
Edith Cowctn University
Kenneth Howell
Affiliation:
Western Washington University
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Abstract

This brief report highlights an apparently inflated suspension and exclusion rate for Aboriginal students in Western Australian government schools. The elevated rates for both suspension and exclusion, but especially for the more serious step of exclusion, should be reason for concern for all educators.

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 32 - 35
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press or the authors 1995

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