Aboriginal Pygmalion in Australia: An Open and Closed Case.

Davies, B.

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Publication Date: 1978

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Aboriginal Pygmalion in Australia: An Open and Closed Case.

Davies, B.

Multiculturalism, v2 n2 p15-17 1978

Racism in Australian schools is indicated by an attitude survey which reveals that teachers from traditional classrooms believe that Aboriginal students will do less well than White students, whereas teachers from an open school predict that Aboriginal children should do as well as White children, given equal ability. (Author/EB)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Institutional Role, Minority Group Children, Open Education, Racism, Teacher Attitudes, Traditional Schools

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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