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Racism in the English language

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Resource primary author: 
Moore, Robert, B.
Source title: 
Race, Class and Gender: An integrated study. 4th Edition.
Source author/editor 1: 
Paula S. Rothenberg,
Source author/editor 2: 
none
Publication Information
Publisher: 
Saint Martin's Press
Place of publication: 
Nw York, New York
Date of Publication: 
1998
Physical description: 
6x A4 sheets, 11 pages from a book chapter
Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 
Originally published in 1976 and reproduced in many places on the web.
Content Information
Table of Contents: 

Language and culture; A short play on "black" and "white" words; Obvious bigotry; Color symbolism; Ethnocentrism or from a white perspective; Passive tense; Politics and Terminology; "Loaded words" and Native Americans; "Loaded words and Africans"; Qualifying adjectives; Speaking English.

Content Description: 
This essay discusses the many ways in which the English language reflects and promotes racism.

School Certificate: the hurdle

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Resource primary author: 
unknown
Resource secondary author: 
none
Resource tertiary author : 
none
Source title: 
Issues in Education - number 8
Source author/editor 1: 
Programme On Racism
Source author/editor 2: 
new Zealand Maori Council
Publication Information
Publisher: 
NCC - Programme On Racism
Place of publication: 
Auckland
Date of Publication: 
c1984
Physical description: 
Booklet A4, 3 pages double sided, yellow front and back covers.
Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 
Part of a series, 1 to 11
Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre

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Content Description: 
Puts together some of the evidence and arguments about school certificate with a particular focus on the impact on Māori.

Accommodating the Polynesian Heritage of the Maori Child - A New Zealand Problem

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Author Information
Resource primary author: 
Watson, John E.
Resource secondary author: 
New Zealand Council for Education Research
Resource tertiary author : 
none
Source title: 
none
Source author/editor 1: 
none
Source author/editor 2: 
none
Publication Information
Publisher: 
New Zealand Council of Educational Research
Place of publication: 
Wellington
ISSN/ISBN: 
1972
Physical description: 
A4 booklet with orange card cover and back. 20 pages, typed, single sided.
Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 
Revised text of an address to a refresher course on 'teaching children with language difficulties' School of the Deaf, Auckland, January 1968
Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre, NZ Council of Educational Research

Content Information
Table of Contents: 

Introduction, The Setting, Responding to a Polynesian Heritage, The Extent of Bilingualism among Children, Avoiding Alibis for Ineffective Teaching, The Absence of Agreement Among Teachers,

Content Description: 
The thesis of this paper is that the problems with learning difficulties sits with the teaching not with the pupils.

Abandoning the Titanic? Some Implications of Maori Perceptions of Educational and Social Influences on the Maintenance and Use of the Maori Langauge

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Resource primary author: 
Benton, Nena B.E.
Resource secondary author: 
New Zealand Council for Education Research
Resource tertiary author : 
none
Source title: 
Proceedings paper - 56th ANZAAS Congress
Source author/editor 1: 
none
Source author/editor 2: 
none
Publication Information
Publisher: 
New Zealand Council of Educational Research
Place of publication: 
Wellington
Date of Publication: 
January 1987
Physical description: 
27 pages, A4, double sided, double spaced typed.
Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre

Content Information
Table of Contents: 

Abstract, Notes, References, Appendix

Miscellaneous other notes: 
This paper draws on the result of a 1970s survey on the use of the Maori language in households and relates more recent information presented to the Waitangi and Broadcasting Tribunals. The significance of these accounts is discussed in relation to broader social issues, including institutionalized racism.

Obstacles to Maori Education

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Resource primary author: 
Nairn, Raymond G
Source title: 
Inservice Training - Southern & Eastern Auckland
Source author/editor 1: 
none
Source author/editor 2: 
none
Publication Information
Publisher: 
Nairn, Raymond
Place of publication: 
Auckland
Date of Publication: 
29 June 1984
Physical description: 
3 pages, landscape, A4, typed notes, 2 copies
Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 
speech notes. Also published in Issues in Education.
Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre

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Content Description: 
Speech notes delivered through inservice training. "I am to speak of the obstacles to Maori educational achievement and I will argue that we - the Pakeha teachers, administrators, politicians and population constitute the primary obstacle".

Taha Maori - The Maori Dimension in Education

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Resource primary author: 
Nairn, Mitzi
Resource secondary author: 
Simon, Judith
Resource tertiary author : 
none
Source title: 
New Perspective on Race
Source author/editor 1: 
none
Source author/editor 2: 
none
Publication Information
Publisher: 
Nairn, Mitzi
Place of publication: 
Auckland
Date of Publication: 
1987
Physical description: 
A4, 5 pages, double sided, yellow front page
Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 
These are notes related to a series.
Where can I find this?: 
Treaty Resource Centre
Content Information
Table of Contents: 
Definitions, Colonisation, Culture and Land, Land Wars, And So To Education,
Content Description: 
Comprehensive speech notes from a series of presentations given during a New Perspectives on Race forum. Written from a 'Taha Pakeha' perspective the notes include definitions of racism and examples of prejudice, draws on historically relevant material with a focus on colonisation of land and culture and concludes with a focus on education.

Obstacles to Maori Education

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Author Information
Resource primary author: 
Nairn, Ray
Resource secondary author: 
ACORD
Resource tertiary author : 
none
Source title: 
Issues in Education - number 9
Source author/editor 1: 
Programme On Racism
Source author/editor 2: 
none
Publication Information
Publisher: 
NCC - Programme On Racism
Place of publication: 
Auckland
Date of Publication: 
c1986
Physical description: 
Booklet, A4 5 pages double sided on green paper, Yellow front and back pages
Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 
Part of a series 1- 11
Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre

Content Information
Table of Contents: 

Introduction, 1867 Native Schools Act, The Education Department, Modern Times, Culture, Racism, Rejection of other cultures, An example of how racism works, References.

Content Description: 
Historical and theoretical comments prepared as a background paper to the 1986 Curriculum Review.

The Maori Response to Education

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Author Information
Resource primary author: 
Walker, R
Resource secondary author: 
University of Auckland Centre for Continuing Education
Source title: 
Issues in Education - number 6
Source author/editor 1: 
Programme On Racism
Source author/editor 2: 
none
Publication Information
Publisher: 
NCC - Programme On Racism
Place of publication: 
Auckland
Date of Publication: 
c1984
Physical description: 
Booklet, A4, 3 double sides, yellow paper front and back pages
Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 
Part of a Series - 1-11
Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre

Content Information
Table of Contents: 

Introduction, Transformation from monocultural to bicultural education, Conclusion, Note

Content Description: 
This paper outlines the history of Maori response to education, includes the ideas of educational theorist Friere and educational activist Ngata and draws material from the Hunn Report.

Ten quick ways to analyse children's books for sexism and racism

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Resource primary author: 
Council on Interracial books for Children (USA)
Resource secondary author: 
none
Resource tertiary author : 
none
Source title: 
Issues in Education - number 5
Source author/editor 1: 
Programme On Racism
Source author/editor 2: 
none
Publication Information
Publisher: 
NCC - Programme On Racism
Place of publication: 
Auckland
Date of Publication: 
c1984
Physical description: 
Booklet, A4, 2 pages double sided with illustrations, yellow front and back cover
Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 
Part of a series of 11
Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre

Content Information
Table of Contents: 

Bias in Basal Readers

Content Description: 
This Issue in Education draws exclusively from a paper written by the Council on Interracial books for Children (USA) on ways to identify racist and sexist content within children's books.

Bilingual Schooling

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Author Information
Resource primary author: 
Lambourne, B
Resource secondary author: 
Riini, Iona et al
Source title: 
Issues in Education - number 4
Source author/editor 1: 
Programme On Racism
Publication Information
Publisher: 
NCC - Programme On Racism
Place of publication: 
Auckland
Date of Publication: 
c1984
Physical description: 
Booklet, A4,6 pages, double sides, yellow, white and green paper.
Publication Miscellaneous Notes: 
Part of a series 1- 11.
Where can I find this?: 

Treaty Resource Centre

Content Information
Table of Contents: 

Rationale, Implications for Koru Primary School, Resources, Press Release, Results of Bilingual Education Survey, Letter

Content Description: 
This paper draws on several different sources to explore the issues of bilingual education including a paper on resource support, material from Whakatane Association for Racial Understanding and the results of a community survey.
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