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Record Nr.

UNINA9910580146103321

Titolo

Stephen Harris—Writer, Educator, Anthropologist : Kantriman Blanga Melabat (Our Countryman) / / edited by Brian Clive Devlin, Joy Kinslow-Harris, Nancy Regine Friedman Devlin, Jane Elizabeth Harris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9789811686481

9811686483

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 pages)

Disciplina

371.8299915

Soggetti

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Sociolinguistics

Educational sociology

Literacy

Education

Children

Language Education

Sociology of Education

Childhood Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- PART A -- 1 An overview of the life of Stephen Harris -- 2 From start to finish: a man of many parts  -- 3 Nomo munanga; main kantrimen (‘Not a White person, but one belonging to my land and my people’) -- 4 Language and belonging: the gift of a childhood with Aboriginal people -- 5 Stephen Harris: heritage and legacy  -- 6 Some personal and professional reminiscences  -- PART B -- 7 Our professional collaboration over the years -- 8 An exchange of correspondence focused on the interdependence hypothesis -- 9 My professional recollections  -- 10 Different roles, similar goals: Devlin & Harris, 1978–2020  -- 11 Opening the door to a new understanding of Aboriginal learning styles -- 12 Stephen as a mentor, colleague and friend. -- 13 Memories of a friend and colleague -- 14 Reminiscences



from an Aboriginal scholar and former student -- 15 Still ahead of his time -- 16 Stephen Harris and the domain separation debate -- 17 An exploration of some issues -- PART C -- 18 A brief history of linguistics in the Northern Territory -- 19 A letter to school staff in the north-west of South Australia -- 20 Carving out domains for the use of a re-awakening language -- 21 A poetic tribute -- 22 Bibliography of Stephen Harris’s published and unpublished work -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book documents the impact of Stephen Harris’s works in Aboriginal education, Aboriginal learning styles, domains of language use and bilingual-bicultural education. It provides a summary and critique of Stephen Harris's key ideas, particularly those on bilingual-bicultural education. This book also profiles the man, his background, his beliefs and talents. It showcases contributions and personal reflections from Stephen’s family, wife, close colleagues, and many of those influenced by his work. This festschrift explores the professional life and work of Stephen Harris as an educator and anthropologist who worked in the Northern Territory of Australia.