Brian Devlin
The status and future of bilingual education for remote indigenous students in the Northern Territory
Charles Darwin University|University of Cologne
article analyses status future bilingual education programs using indigenous languages english remote northern territory schools explains educational approach contested present resulting unresolved situation best regarded uneasy compromise ground stalemate higher levels political decision making bilingual education approach better understood current nt government would strong impetus refine effectively implement model schooling appropriate students remote areas instead current politicians debunk bilingual approach thereby robbing schools literacy plans momentum distracting attention away work needs done meanwhile student attendance rates fallen away worryingly low levels dickson 2010 current regime may well resolve impasse absence meaningful open negotiation future looks uncertain soon judge cost uncertainty may well result alienation emergence nongovernment alternatives