Paul Hughes Paul Hughes i(18109074 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yunkunyatjatjara ; Aboriginal Narunnga ; Aboriginal Kaurna
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1 y separately published work icon Aboriginal Culture and Learning Styles : A Challenge for Academics in Higher Education Institutions Paul Hughes , Armidale : University of New England , 1987 18144410 1987 single work essay

'Culturally we are now beginning to recognise what we have within us and state this to education authorities. Although we have a very, very long way to go I believe that it is important that we do this for three main reasons:

  1. The fact of the matter is that despite what we believe Australia has done to us we are in it and in its education systems and this will be the case for most of our students forever. Therefore, we must have an input.
  2. It is essential that the people in the education systems recognise that Aboriginal students are in the classrooms. For the administrators it is essential to recognise that their system is dealing with different children and that their teachers need to have information on different teaching methodologies that will allow their Aboriginal students to learn.
  3. If we as Aboriginal people and educators do not provide this information then no one else will. We have a duty to our own society and its students.'

(Source : University of New England)
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