Children Facing Barrier Between Migrant Youth and School
European parents resented Australian adolescents gains at the Citizenship Convention. Dr H S Wyndham warned schools face a clash of cultures as migrant youths rebel against parental authority and language at home creates contact barriers. He urged expanded counselling services to ease adjustment to new schooling and training systems. James E Lewis noted language barriers affect youth employment least. educational adjustment remains difficult.
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Migrant Youth and Assimilation Highlight 1963 Australia Convention
Sir Robert opens the 1963 Australian Citizenship Convention at Albert Hall with about 600 observers. He says migration enriches the community, noting 670 000 postwar migrants under 21 and 700 000 migrant parents’ children, creating a new Australian identity. Calwell praises Australia as a melting pot, hosting thousands of European refugees after World War I.
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Differences in Marriage Bar and Migrant Family Patterns
Senior lecturer Dr. Joan Tully of the University of Queensland notes that divergent family behavior acts as an effective barrier to intermarriage between Australian men and Italian women. She argues young migrants fear adopting new cultural patterns, while Kavass of Adelaide remarks that immigrant youth integration shows notable progress.
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