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On all but four items (starred) Port Augusta had the highest ≡
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Seventy-six per cent of the Port Augusta High group saw ’Australians’ ’
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On the contrary, Aboriginal students at Port Augusta High, despite
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a positive view of ’Australians’.
The picture is not so clear for Taperoo and Augusta Park. In
comparing the two, Augusta Park Aboriginal students had more support
than Taperoo for a positive typification of ’Australians’ on seven
items.
Taperoo had more support for a positive view on nine items.
On the question of Aborigines typifing ‘Australians’ positively,
the Schoolsrangedthemselves in the following order: Port Augusta
High, Taperoo, Augusta Park. However, the figures allow a firm
conclusion to be drawn only in the case of Port Augusta High.
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It was hypothesized .(IIypothesis 2.Sa, p. 47) that, given the
fact that this group of Aborigines had grown up within family groupings
subjected to repressive legislation they would have a cohesive view
of ’Australians’ which was one of rejection.