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Consolidation, Power Through Leadership and Pedagogy, and the Rise of Accountability, 1980–1998

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History of Bilingual Education in the Northern Territory

Part of the book series: Language Policy ((LAPO,volume 12))

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This chapter introduces Part 2 of the book: The Consolidation Phase. It details three key themes in this period: consolidation of the centralised Bilingual Education Program; moves towards Aboriginalisation through power sharing and pedagogy; and the increasing importance of educational accountability. One aim was to strengthen school-based bilingual programs by developing the capacity of educators through Remote Area Teacher Education and professional learning in schools. There were calls to challenge existing pedagogy by ensure that local Aboriginal knowledge was respected. New knowledge practices emerged, along with a new professional cohort of bilingual educators and leaders, new local curricula and pedagogy. At the same time, nationally and internationally, new discourses of standardisation and accountability were emerging in public administration and education, effectively limiting the momentum of local and place-based curriculum planning in remote bilingual schools.

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    Samantha Disbray

  2. Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs, Australia

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    Samantha Disbray

  3. Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

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Disbray, S., Devlin, B. (2017). Consolidation, Power Through Leadership and Pedagogy, and the Rise of Accountability, 1980–1998. In: Devlin, B., Disbray, S., Devlin, N. (eds) History of Bilingual Education in the Northern Territory. Language Policy, vol 12. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2078-0_9

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