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Ethnic Groups in Urban Education
Author(s) -
Isaacs Eva
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1974.tb00537.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , project commissioning , immigration , alienation , inner city , sociology , publishing , value (mathematics) , state (computer science) , geography , gender studies , socioeconomics , political science , law , anthropology , archaeology , algorithm , machine learning , computer science
The concept of urban education is seen as education conducted under certain conditions and in a particular environment—for example, in inner city areas where immigrant groups have settled. Greek children in State schools in the inner city of Sydney serve as an example. It is suggested that for the local Australian pupils, and for those for whom English is a second language, school entry marks the beginning of their alienation process. Home and school value systems are at variance. The needs of the local Australian group and those of the immigrants are totally separate and disparate. Implications for an effective balance of home and school demands are discussed.