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Journal article
Raising strong, solid Koolunga: values and beliefs about early child development among Perth's Aboriginal community
Children australia, Vol.45(1), pp.40-47
2020
Abstract
There is a paucity of published information about conceptions of Aboriginal child rearing and development among urban dwelling Nyoongar/Aboriginal people in Australia. We detail the unique findings from an Aboriginal early child development research project with a specific focus on the Nyoongar/Aboriginal community of Perth, Western Australia. This research significantly expands the understanding of a shared system of beliefs and values among Nyoongar people that differ in important ways from those of the broader Australian (Western) society. Consistent with the findings of research with other Aboriginal groups in Australia, and internationally, our work challenges assumptions underpinning a range of early childhood development policies and highlights the implications of cultural biases and misunderstandings among non-Aboriginal professionals in child and family services, education and other settings.
Details
- Title
- Raising strong, solid Koolunga: values and beliefs about early child development among Perth's Aboriginal community
- Authors/Creators
- Clair Scrine - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaBrad Farrant - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaCarol Michie - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaCarrington ShepherdMichael Wright - Curtin University
- Publication Details
- Children australia, Vol.45(1), pp.40-47
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- 1098844 / Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC); National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia
- Identifiers
- 991005569346007891
- Copyright
- © Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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