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Australian University Approaches to Indigenous Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Andrew Gunstone
Andrew Gunstone*
Affiliation:
School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, Monash University, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, Australia
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Abstract

In this paper, I discuss several key issues – governance, employment, research, culture, anti-racism policies, curriculum, student support and student success – that are critically important in enabling universities to meet the educational needs of Indigenous peoples. I also analyse a representative sample of Australian universities and argue that Australian universities have generally failed to adequately address these key issues. Further, I compare this study to a similar study that I conducted in 2000 and analyse any similarities and differences between the two studies.

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 37 , supplement S1: Indigenous Studies - Indigenous Knowledge: Navigating the Interface , 2008 , pp. 103 - 108
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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