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Why are Aboriginal Children Labelled as a Special Needs Group?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Robyn Lee
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In a large urban centre in North Queensland, a young five year old Aboriginal boy enters the classroom, wide-eyed and silent. Behind him come his mother and grandmother, seemingly reluctant to enter the classroom. The school year commenced two weeks earlier, so the other children have developed some routine. Having not been to pre-school, Joseph takes his place at the desk assigned by the teacher and silently watches the other children talk, laugh and skilfully use the available equipment.

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , March 1993 , pp. 23 - 32
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press or the authors 1993

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