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Case Study: Promoting Indigenous School Leadership And Governance. Yirrkala School, Yirrkala Homelands School And Yambirrpa School Council East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory., Kathryn Moyle, Kevin P. Gillan Sep 2013

Case Study: Promoting Indigenous School Leadership And Governance. Yirrkala School, Yirrkala Homelands School And Yambirrpa School Council East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory., Kathryn Moyle, Kevin P. Gillan

Professor Kathryn Moyle (consultant)

Three schools provide education to the Clan groups that comprise the Yolnu cultural groups of the Layanhpuy region. This case study provides an overview of community demographics, language and culture, including bilingual education, school leadership and governance and community leadership. Professional learning strategies inlude working collaboratively with Senior Cultural Advisers. This case study funded through the More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers' Initiative (MATSITI) was developed from a review of documents prepared by the school, inclding the Annual Operational Plan, a review of literature, and structured conversations held with the principals of the schools.


West Arnhem College – Gunbalanya School, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory: Case Study – Co-Principalship, A Model For Indigenous Leadership And Governance., Kathryn Moyle, Kevin P. Gillan Sep 2013

West Arnhem College – Gunbalanya School, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory: Case Study – Co-Principalship, A Model For Indigenous Leadership And Governance., Kathryn Moyle, Kevin P. Gillan

Professor Kathryn Moyle (consultant)

West Arnhem College - Gunbalanya School is a remote Aboriginal school located 320 kilometres east of Darwin NT. This case study has been developed from a review of documents prepared by the School including the Annual Operational Plan, a review of literature, and structured conversations held with the two principals of the School and the Director of School Performance. Gunbalanya School uses a co-principal model, which means an Indigenous school principal works collaboratively with a non-Indigenous school principal. The co-principalship model operates on the basis of equal and reciprocal relationships between the two principals. Initiatives at Gunbalanya School aimed at …


Student Newspapers At Public Colleges And Universities: Lessons From The United States, Terry L. Hapney Jr., Charles J. Russo May 2013

Student Newspapers At Public Colleges And Universities: Lessons From The United States, Terry L. Hapney Jr., Charles J. Russo

Terry L. Hapney Jr., Ph.D.

An on-campus activity of enduring interest in the United States that is present elsewhere in the English-speaking world, but that has yet to yield reported litigation or academic writing in Great Britain, concerns free speech issues associated with student newspapers in higher education. Student newspapers have long occupied a significant role in their dual functions of informing members of their campus communities and as preparation grounds for future journalists. Against this background, the remainder of this article is divided into three major sections. The first part examines the nature of student newspapers and related issues while the second examines key …