The public sale of funds for Indigenous education: a perspective from Tranby Aboriginal College

• Published in: Australian journal of adult learning Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 251 - 266
• Main Author: Kate Munro
• Format: Journal Article
• Published: 01.07.2005
• Subjects: Aboriginal colleges; Aboriginal culture; Aboriginal education; Aboriginal history; Aboriginal students; Adult education; Australia. Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2005; Australia: History; Australia: Law and legislation; Civil rights; Community colleges; Community education; Crime; Death; Educational attainment; Educational finance; Equality (Social); Funding support; Government role; Learning environment; Legislation; Prisoners; Public finance; Racial discrimination; Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody; Royal commissions; Self determination; Tranby Aboriginal College; Tranby Aboriginal Cooperative College; Vocational education and training
• ISSN: 1443-1394

The discussion begins with an overview of the historical struggle for independence in Indigenous education and highlights the success in the provision of quality education by the community-controlled sector, and more specifically, Tranby. The right to self-determination is then contextualised against a backdrop of the Royal Commission Into Aboriginal Deaths In Custody (RCIADIC) and within a framework of international legal authority. Finally the diminution of funding for Indigenous education is discussed with reference to the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2005, and its potential impact on Tranby and the community-controlled sector. [Author abstract]