University of Sydney Research Project Funded by the Bernard Van Leer Foundation

This item consists of two folders with documents relating to the Bernard Van Leer Foundation Action - Research Project at Sydney University's Department of Adult Education, also known as the Aboriginal Family Education Centre (AFEC) project. This project established community-run preschool centres in Aboriginal communities in New South Wales. 

Folder 1 includes Advisory Council meeting minutes; Third Annual Review - 1971; Annual Report 1973; Aboriginal Advisory Council Regional Meetings. This document contains transcripts of meetings in Grafton and Moree in Nov 1972 and contains the names of participants.

Folder 2 contains papers by A Grey; these include: 'Tapping Educational Resources' (May 1972); 'Education by Aborigines for Aborigines / Workshop A by E Lester in consultation with A Grey' (26-29 Nov) 1972; 'The Work in New South Wales During 1972, AFEC Project; Overseas Visit' (8 Nov - 21 Dec 1972); 'Minimising and perhaps abolishing failure', Jan 1973; 'The Silent Revolution', Mar 1973; 'An Innovatory Programme Enquiring into Assumptions about the Learning Process', May 1973; 'Early Education: The Basics', May 1973; 'Towards understanding Aboriginal children', Oct 1973; 'Community Based Life Long Education', Nov 1973. See also Sydney University Archives files G12 Series 33/9 and 10. These files contain related and duplicate material.