Transforming Indigenous Higher Education

Privileging Culture, Identity and Self-Determination
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-34695-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

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 in 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 in the lives of Indigenous peoples.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional Practice & Development, and Professional Reference

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kickett, Marion

Griffin, Rae-Lee

Walker, Roz

Satour, Trevor

Stringer, Ernie

Kickett, Darryl

Dudgeon, Pat

Lee Hong, Anita

Grogan, Glenis

Eggington, Dennis

Abdullah, Jill

Darroch, Melony

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Indigene Völker
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Enhancing Aboriginal Access to Higher Education 1976-1986 2. A Centre for Aboriginal Studies: Education for Self-Management and Self-Determination 1985-1989 3. Decolonizing Aboriginal Course and Program Development 1987-1997 4. Empowering Indigenous People: The power of educational innovation 1989-1995 5. Situating Indigenous Knowledges within the University 1996-2006 6. Changing Policies and Priorities: The University as a Corporation in the 21st Century 7. The Challenges of the Future: Incorporating Aboriginal Strengths and Resilience

Über Autor(innen)

Marion Kickett, Pat Dudgeon, Trevor Satour, Darryl Kickett, Anita Lee Hong, Glenis Grogan, Dennis Eggington, Jill Addullah, Melony Darroch, Rae-Lee Griffin, Roz Walker, Ernie Stringer