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The programme will be specifically directed towards the
construction of an Aboriginal identity.
A research project will be constructed to provide bases of
evaluation for this programme, aimed at bringing about a cohesive
value system, and achieving educational standards which permit
•normal'entry to tertiary educationɪ.
Cii) A research programme will be initiated in 1983 to
provide case studies of able Aboriginal students who drop out
of school, to isolate factors associated with drop-out, and
construct an intervention programme to counter problems causing
withdrawal from the school system.
(iii) A longitudinal study will be undertaken to follow up
those students going on to tertiary education in order to isolate factors
which prove to be problematic for Aboriginal graduate students as
they move out into the work force.
EPILOGUE
If black Australians are to become masters of their own destinyi
white Australians must recognise them as being capable of formulating
their own policy of advancement ... Black Australians ... must
define what is best for their own advancement and then they can
determine where white Australians can be of assistance.
(Kath Walker, an Aboriginal poet).
The marmgu are the boss - it's our turn now! (Strelley)
Details of the intervention programme have already been approved
by authorities from an independent school who are prepared to cooperate
in this venture. The submission prepared, showing the aims and
objectives, is found in Appendix X.