Inclusion versus specialisation: issues in transforming the education of Australian show children
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Inclusion versus specialisation: issues in transforming the education of Australian show children |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3137 |
3415 | |
Book Title | Traveller, nomadic and migrant education |
Authors | Danaher, Geoff (Author) and Danaher, Patrick Alan (Author) |
Editors | Danaher, Patrick Alan, Kenny, Mairin and Remy Leder, Judith |
Page Range | 201-213 |
Series | Routledge Research in Education |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2009 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Taylor & Francis | |
Place of Publication | New York, United States |
ISBN | 0415963567 |
0203878671 | |
9780415963565 | |
9780203878675 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.routledge.com/books/Traveller-Nomadic-and-Migrant-Education-isbn9780415963565 |
Abstract | Despite social justice rhetoric, it is more difficult and expensive for schools to cater for those who deviate from accepted social norms. At the same time, minorities often find efforts to include them in mainstream schooling uncomfortable and even frightening. Yet specialised schooling seems even more expensive, and does nothing to challenge existing marginalising stereotypes. This dilemma about the appropriate 'mix' between inclusion and specialisation has been played out in the recent educational experiences of Australian show children. Having suffered from educational neglect for generations, parents lobbied for a specialist program that still entailed interactions with local children and the dominant schooling bureaucracy. More recently, however, their efforts have seen the establishment of a separate school operating exclusively to the rhythms of their mobile lifestyle. This chapter presents these eddies and flows in the education of Australian show children as the encapsulation of broader debates about the purposes and effects of |
Keywords | inclusion; specialisation; education; Australia; Australian; show children |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390399. Education systems not elsewhere classified |
390203. Sociology of education | |
440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Central Queensland University |
Faculty of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z91w/inclusion-versus-specialisation-issues-in-transforming-the-education-of-australian-show-children
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