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Australian Commonwealth Schools Commission, Canberra. – 1984
This report analyzes the Participation and Equity Program's two objectives of reducing significantly the number of Australian students prematurely leaving full-time education and of fostering more equal education, and discusses strategies for achieving these objectives. Following a statement by the Minister of Education and Youth Affairs and an…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Skelton, Kathy – Multicultural Teaching to Combat Racism in School and Community, 1993
Incidents in two Australian secondary schools illustrate the real problems of discrimination that aboriginal students face in the Australian education system in spite of policies intended to combat discrimination and promote the needs and rights of minority students. A program to combat racism in six schools is described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Cultural Differences, Educational Discrimination, Educational Policy
