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ERIC Number: EJ417658
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-1035-0462
Aboriginal Literacy and Power: An Historical Case Study.
Christie, Michael
Australian Journal of Adult and Community Education, v30 n2 p116-21 Jul 1990
The struggle of Aborigines in Australia in the 1870s highlights the importance of literacy in cross-cultural relations and argues that literacy enables individuals and groups to retain greater control of their lives and respond more effectively when that control is threatened. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Self Determination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Aboriginal People; Australia