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A Personal Story of School Development In a Remote Community1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

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Between 1978 and 1979 I taught in a number of small newly established schools in some of the communities of what was then referred to as the Central Reserve (now called the Ngaanyatjarra Lands) in Western Australia. I had recently graduated from college and was very uncertain about the content and methodology required to be an effective teacher of Aboriginal students. This general lack of confidence was compounded by my lack of experience in interacting with Aboriginal people, especially those who spoke little English. Moreover, there was no support service from the regional education office in Kalgoorlie (about 1000 kms to the south) and I generally taught in one-teacher situations with little opportunity to share with other colleagues. In general, I found my professional life in the Central Reserve to be quite dissatisfying and disillusioning.

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Section C: Schools
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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Warakurna lies within the Ngaanyatjarra Lands approximately 1200 kms north-east of Kalgoorlie (Western Australia) and 800 kms west of Alice Springs (Northern Territory). It lies at the eastern end of the Rawlinson Ranges in the Gibson Desert.

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1 Warakurna lies within the Ngaanyatjarra Lands approximately 1200 kms north-east of Kalgoorlie (Western Australia) and 800 kms west of Alice Springs (Northern Territory). It lies at the eastern end of the Rawlinson Ranges in the Gibson Desert.