9Object of Act—to develop culturally appropriate education services for Indigenous people

9 Object of Act—to develop culturally appropriate education services for Indigenous people

It is an object of this Act to encourage the development of education services that are culturally appropriate for Indigenous people by: (a) the development of curricula that are suited to: (i) the education of Indigenous students; and (ii) the training of professional educators (including administrators, teachers, teaching assistants, researchers, student services officers, curriculum advisers and community liaison officers) who are involved in the education of Indigenous students; and (b) the development of teaching methods and techniques that are suited to the learning styles of Indigenous students; and (c) the promotion of research to devise innovative methods to deliver education services to Indigenous students; and (d) the promotion of research to devise methods to eliminate barriers to educational attainment encountered by Indigenous students; and (e) the conduct of pilot studies to test the effectiveness of the methods referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d).