Seeding success in indigenous Australian higher education / edited by Rhonda G. Craven, Janet Mooney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Craven, Rhonda G.

Mooney, Janet.

Series:

Diversity in higher education ; v. 14.

Diversity in higher education, 1479-3644 ; v. 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Australia.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--Australia.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

More Indigenous Australians are realizing their potential but many remain significantly disadvantaged compared to other Australians on all socio-economic indicators and one of the most disadvantaged peoples in the world. Increasing successful outcomes in Indigenous Higher Education is recognized as vital in addressing this disadvantage and closing the gap by creating a new generation of Indigenous Australians armed with a tertiary education. Whilst there is widespread agreement that disadvantage needs to be addressed and success achieved for Indigenous Australians, effective solutions remain e

Contents:

Seeding success in indigenous Australian higher education : indigenous Australian students' participation in higher education and potential ways forward / Rhonda G. Craven, Anthony Dillon

Racism, aboriginal and Torres Strait islander identities, and higher education : reviewing the burden of epistemological and other racisms / Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Bronwyn Carlson

The role of academic buoyancy in aboriginal/indigenous students educational intentions : sowing the early seeds of success for post-school education and training / Andrew J. Martin ... [et al.]

Harnessing the power of motivational factors for optimizing the educational success of remote indigenous students : a cross-cultural study / Dennis M. McInerney, Ronnel B. King

AIM(E) for completing school and university : analysing the strength of the Australian indigenous mentoring experience / Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews ... [et al.]

Stop, collaborate and listen : a guide to seeding success for indigenous higher degree research students / Michelle Trudgett

Negotiating racism : the voices of aboriginal Australian post-graduate students / Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Rhonda G. Craven

Peer support : mentoring responsive and trusting relationships / Juanita Sherwood, Nicole Watson, Stacey Lighton

Aboriginal women and higher education : a pilot study of what drives and sustains mature-age aboriginal women to study at university / Jennifer Flood

Indigenous standpoint and university corporate identity : transforming an organizational culture / Steven Larkin

Embedding aboriginal cultural knowledge in curriculum at university level through aboriginal community engagement / Lynette Riley ... [et al.]

Indigenous students in medical education : seeding success in motivating doctors to serve underserved indigenous communities / Alexander Seeshing Yeung ... [et al.]

Shifting the emphasis : embedding and reflecting on introducing aboriginal studies and perspectives / Janet Mooney, Sarah Jane Moore

A critical analysis of core aboriginal studies subjects / Janet Mooney, Rhonda G. Craven.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781781906873

1781906874

OCLC:

872703043