Public Hearing in Broome WA - 20 May 1999
Witnesses giving evidence in Broome were
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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;
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Laurie Andrew, District Director, Kimberley Education: Teaching workforce; students with disabilities; Indigenous education; Indigenous teaching assistants; special education teachers; student support; early childhood education
