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Indigenous Pathways, Transitions and Participation in Higher Education | SpringerLink

This book brings together contributions by researchers, scholars, policy-makers, practitioners, professionals and citizens who have an interest in or experience of Indigenous pathways and transitions into higher education. University is not for everyone, but a university should be for everyone. To a certain extent, the choice not to participate in higher education should be respected given that there are other avenues and reasons to participate in education and employment that are culturally, socially and/or economically important for society. Those who choose to pursue higher education should do so knowing that there are multiple pathways into higher education and, once there, appropriate support is provided for a successful transition. The book outlines the issues of social inclusion and... Show More

Keywords:: Indigenous research, student equity, disadvantaged equity groups, higher education policy, University participation, community engagement, Indigenous higher education, cultural interfaces, interculturalism, Australian indigenous education, Australian education, student transitions, Open access

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 25, 2018
Date Modified in MERLOT:: November 5, 2018
Author:: Jack Frawley, National Centre for Cultural Competence, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Steve Larkin, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
James A Smith, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
Submitter:: Naomi Toftness
Primary Audience:: College Upper Division , Graduate School , Professional
Technical Format:: PDF , Website , Other

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Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International