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Papers of Pamela Harris

Access

A1 (Open access reading); B1 (Depositor's and Institute's permission required for quotation and for copying in part or whole).

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Scope and Content Note

Date range: 1976

Extent: 1 box, 252pp., diagrams, tables.

Typescript and handwritten (photocopy).

Survey of unpublished information related to teaching mathematics to tribal Aborigines who speak English as a second language. Project undertaken as part of the Mathematics Unit of the first year of the Bachelor of Special Education degree course at Monash University. Melbourne, 1976.
 

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Series Description

A. THE ASSIGNMENT

BOX 1

Item

  1. Description of project; circular-letter and questionnaire, criticisms of circular and questionnaire, responses to questionnaires, 5pp., [pp. 4-8].
     
  2. Bibliography; covering letter to respondents, 6pp., [pp. 9-14].
     
  3. Overview of material received. Teachers (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal], teacher trainers, Education Department linguists, missionary linguist, data from linguistic thesis, research into use of mathematics in the Aboriginal community, sharing ideas through personal letters, mathematics curricula for Aboriginal schools in NT and SA, [7 ]1, [pp. 15-21].
     
  4. Material submitted for overview (see Collection of unpublished material, Appendices A-B) 7pp., [pp. 22-28].

Appendices:

Appendix A: Circular letter and questionnaire

Appendix B: Information about the Aboriginal Affairs Information Exchange

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B. COLLECTION OF UNPUBLISHED MATERIAL
  1. Circular and bibliography, 5pp., [pp. 29-33].
     
  2. Material submitted, 151pp., [pp. 34-186]

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C. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ON THE SUBJECT
  1. Topic references, [6] 1, [pp. 187-192].
     
  2. I.Q. and culture:
    1. I.Q., by Vernon, pp. 40-1, printed [2] 1, [pp. 193-194].
    2. Lack of maths performance, I.Q. versus environment. Handwritten, [2] 1, [pp.195-196].
       
  3. Traditional maths:
    1. Native tribes of south east Australia, by A.W. Howitt, pp. 694-709, 718-719, 748-749; printed, [12] 1, [pp. 197-207].
    2. Notes from Howitt, handwritten, 6pp., [pp. 208-213].
       
  4. Concept development:
    1. Concepts by R. Cohen, typewritten, [3] 1, [pp. 214-216].
    2. How children form mathematical concepts by J. Piaget, typewritten, 6pp., [pp. 217-222].
    3. Culture and cognition, by Berry C. Dasen, contents and pp. 284-285, printed, [3] 1, [pp. 223-225].
    4. Notes from The new mathematics in an old culture, by J. Gray and M. Cole. Handwritten, [1] 1, p. viii-x, printed, [3] 1, [pp. 226-228].
    5. The development of number concept young children, typescript, 4p, [pp. 229-232].
       
  5. Aboriginal schools; handwritten, 9pp, [pp. 233-241].
     
  6. Languages; handwritten, and typescript, 11pp., [pp. 242-252].

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Guide updated by J. Phillips February 2000.