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Indigenous Dot Com: E-Learning in Australian Indigenous Workforce Development and Engagement

• Author(s): Wallace, Ruth, Appo, Rhonda
• Published: 2011
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands

Improving the engagement and outcomes of Australian Indigenous people through training is underpinned by understanding the nature and experiences of learning for different people in a range of contexts. A…

Indigenous Drug And Alcohol Projects Elements of Best Practice

• Author(s): Strempel, P, Saggers, S, Gray, D, Stearne, A
• Published: 2003
• Publisher: National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology

In 2002, the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) produced a report entitled Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Projects 1999–2000, which was published by the Australian National Council on Drugs. The report…

Engaging Remote and Very Remote Indigenous Students with Education using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

• Author(s): Wallace, R
• Published: 2008
• Publisher: Charles Darwin University

This report outlines the results of the Engaging Remote and Very Remote Indigenous Students with Education using ICTs project. Specifically it reports on the case studies from each site, the…

Enhancing out-of-home care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people

• Author(s): Higgins, D, Bromfield, L, Richardson, N
• Published: 2005
• Publisher: Australian Institute of Family Studies, National Child Protection Clearinghouse

The aim of the project is to inform the development of strategies designed to enhance the recruitment, retention and support of Indigenous carers and the cultural connections for Indigenous children…

The entangled relationship between Indigenous spatiality and government service delivery

• Author(s): Prout, S
• Published: 2008
• Publisher: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences, Australian National University

The delivery of basic government services to remotely living and frequently mobile Indigenous populations is a highly contentious issue; one which has recently received considerable focus at a Federal policy…

Indigenous Languages Programmes in Australian Schools: A Way Forward

• Author(s): Purdie, N, Frigo, T, Thieberger,N, Noblett, G, Ozolins, C, Sharp, J
• Published: 2008
• Publisher: The Australian Council for Educational Research

Currently, over 16,000 Indigenous students and 13,000 non-Indigenous students located in 260 Australian schools are involved in an Indigenous language program. More than 80 different Indigenous languages are taught. This…

Learning Lessons—An independent review of Indigenous education in the Northern Territory

• Author(s): Northern Territory Department of Education,
• Published: 1999
• Publisher: Northern Territory Department of Education

The review was commissioned to establish • the views and educational aspirations of Indigenous parents and community members in relation to their children’s schooling, with particular reference to English literacy…

Indigenous Australian Health and Cultures: An introduction for health professionals

• Author(s): Thackrah, R, Scott, K
• Published: 2011
• Publisher: Pearson Australia

This new edited volume has been written by a diverse group of health professionals, the majority of whom are Indigenous Australians. A life cycle approach has been adopted, with chapters…

Voices from the campfires: Establishing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation

• Author(s): Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation Development Team,
• Published: 2009
• Publisher: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

This report documents the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation Development Team’s findings from a national consultation process, conducted from May to August 2009, regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

Implementing Indigenous standpoint theory: Challenges for a TAFE trainer

• Author(s): Choy, S, Woodlock, J
• Published: 2007
• Publisher: DKCRC

Vocational education and training outcomes for Indigenous Australians have remained below expectations for some time. Implementation of Indigenous Standpoint Theory (IST) presents the opportunity to further enhance Vocational Education and…