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040 _aBCACCS
100 1 _aFleet, Alma
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245 1 0 _aUniversity-qualified Indigenous early childhood teachers
_cAlma Fleet, Ros Kitson, Bevan Cassady, Ross Hughes
_h[electronic resource] :
_bvoices of resilience /
260 _c2007.
300 _a1 online resource (p. 17-25) :
_bdigital, PDF file
520 3 _aDemonstrating persistence and resilience, increasing numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood teachers are gaining university qualifications. This paper explores factors that support and constrain these students on the path to their degrees. Investigated through a cycle of interviews and focus groups, otherwise perceived as taking time to chat and yarn, the data speaks through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices. Graduates from a cohort-specific three-year degree program, and several of their colleagues from an earlier program, share their reflections. The importance of family, community and infrastructure support is apparent, as well as recognition of complexities of ‘both ways’ learning (Hughes, Fleet & Nicholls, 2003) and cultural boundary crossing (Giroux, 2005). Highlighting salient factors is critical in efforts to create and maintain conditions in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders can gain university qualifications and extend their professional contributions.
650 0 _aChild care workers
_xTraining of
_zAustralia
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700 1 _aKitson, Ros
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700 1 _aCassady, Bevan
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700 1 _aHughes, Ross
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773 0 _tAustralasian Journal of Early Childhood
_gVol. 32, no. 3 (September 2007), p. 17-25
856 4 0 _uhttp://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/AJEC0703.pdf
_zFull text
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