Transforming Indigenous Higher Education Privileging Culture, Identity and Self-Determination |
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Author:
| Kickett, Marion Dudgeon, Patricia Walker, Roz Satour, Trevor Kickett, Darryl Lee Hong, Anita Grogan, Glenis Eggington, Dennis Abdullah, Jill Darroch, Melony Griffin, Rae-Lee Stringer, Ernie |
ISBN: | 978-1-003-32337-2 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2023 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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Imprint: | Routledge |
Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $46.95USD $180.00USD $180.00 |
Book Description:
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An engaging guide for future best-practice, this book provides an illuminating account of how the innovative programs of education and research at one Centre for Aboriginal Studies made a demonstrably positive difference to the lives of Indigenous students.
Written by the experts involved, the book provides detailed descriptions of these ground-breaking education and research programs that saw an increase in the number of Indigenous graduates emerging from the Centre...
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An engaging guide for future best-practice, this book provides an illuminating account of how the innovative programs of education and research at one Centre for Aboriginal Studies made a demonstrably positive difference to the lives of Indigenous students.
Written by the experts involved, the book provides detailed descriptions of these ground-breaking education and research programs that saw an increase in the number of Indigenous graduates emerging from the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University. Each chapter documents a different stage in the development and delivery of these programs and demonstrates how innovative and culturally appropriate principles of teaching, learning and organizational processes empowered participants to make a real difference in the lives of their families and communities. The book also addresses the challenges faced by such programs and the counterproductive pressures of market-based economic policies, highlighting the need to create an environment attuned to Aboriginal desires for social justice, self-management and self-determination.
As a celebration of genuine success in higher education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and a guide on how to improve practice in the future, this book is an essential resource for all professionals and policy makers looking to make a real difference to the lives of Indigenous peoples.