Trimmer, Karen and Gower, Graeme and Lock, Graeme (2017) Reinventing another Unaipon: Indigenous science leaders for the future. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. ISSN 1326-0111
Abstract
The education of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander students in Australian universities has received considerable attention in both the literature and government policy in the 21st century. The participation and graduation rates for Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander students in higher education Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs have remained low and are becoming a particular focus in universities across Australia. This paper reflects on the life and contribution of David Unaipon, the enrolment data from a small sample of universities across Australia and the literature to discuss potential strategies for improving the access to, participation in and graduation from higher education STEM courses.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Published online 17 July 2017. Permanent restricted access to ArticleFirst version in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2018 06:42 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Apr 2018 00:24 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Indigenous, Unaipon, higher education, Indigenous student support, STEM courses |
| Fields of Research : | 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130212 Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1017/jie.2017.14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/27950 |
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