Cherbourg State School in Historical Context

Autor/in	Sarra, Grace
Titel	Cherbourg State School in Historical Context
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 37 (2008), S.108-119 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0111
Schlagwörter	State Schools; Indigenous Populations; Cultural Context; Change Strategies; Educational Strategies; Educational History; Government Role; Community Involvement; Community Attitudes; Educational Attitudes; Critical Theory; Educational Sociology; Social Justice; Disadvantaged Schools; Politics of Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatliche Schule; Sinti und Roma; Lösungsstrategie; Lehrstrategie; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Kritische Theorie; Bildungssoziologie; Erziehungssoziologie; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Australien
Abstract	Cherbourg State School is some 300 kilometres northwest of Brisbane. It is situated in an Aboriginal community at Cherbourg with approximately 250 students, all of whom are Indigenous Australian children. Cherbourg State School aims to generate good academic outcomes for its students from kindergarten to Year 7 and nurture a strong and positive sense of what it means to be Aboriginal in today's society. In a context where the community continues to grapple with many social issues born of the historical processes of dispossession and disempowerment, Cherbourg State School is determined that its children can and will learn to become "Strong and Smart". It is a journey that has been charted by Chris Sarra, the school's first Aboriginal principal, in his paper "Young and Black and Deadly: Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Indigenous Students" (2003), which describes how pride and expectations were engendered in the school over a four-year period from 1998. In this paper I will discuss the historical context of the school and its impact on the Indigenous people of Cherbourg. My aim here has been to consider the historical, political, social and cultural context around the creation of Cherbourg State School. I critically examine the historical records of the role of the State Government and the white settlers in the setting up and creation of the Aboriginal Reserve and later the primary school. Throughout I address an absence--a voice missing from history--the voice of the Aboriginal people. This exercise in collective memory was designed to provide an opportunity for those who have seldom been given the opportunity to tell their story. Instead of the official view of Cherbourg School it provides a narrative which restores the victims of history to a place of dignity and indeed humanity. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Queensland. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia. Tel: +61-7-3365-1969; Fax: +61-7-3365-6855; e-mail: ajie@uq.edu.au; Web site: http://www.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10