Rikki Hunt, Janet Tapsell and David Simmons
Outlines a management development programme introduced by the managingdirector of Burmah Petroleum Fuels Ltd, the overall objective being totarget the thinking processes of the…
Abstract
Outlines a management development programme introduced by the managing director of Burmah Petroleum Fuels Ltd, the overall objective being to target the thinking processes of the participants. Gives the progress of the programme to date and provides a summary of the outcomes with comments from the authors and others involved in the programme.
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The purpose of this paper is to examine an experimental neo-Herbartian and Frobelian curriculum Work in the kindergarten: An Australian programme based on the life and customs of…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine an experimental neo-Herbartian and Frobelian curriculum Work in the kindergarten: An Australian programme based on the life and customs of the Australian Black published by Martha Simpson in 1909.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper uses both primary and secondary sources to understand the context of production and reception of the settler narratives advocated for use in the curriculum. Simpson's curriculum and other primary literary texts provide case study examples.
Findings
The research found that colonial and imperial literary texts provided a departure point for learning activities, enabling the positive construction of white Australian identity and the supplantation of Aboriginal people in a post-federation kindergarten setting.
Originality/value
By considering the role of imperial and colonial narratives in post-federation experimental curriculum, this paper offers insight into the role such narratives played in the formation of Australian national identity.