Abstract
Country and the Campus: Conceptualising Aboriginal Students University Experience
International Social Marketing Conference 2016: Conference Proceedings, pp.33-38
International Social Marketing Conference 2016: Societal Wellbeing (Wollongong, Australia, 25-Sep-2016–27-Sep-2016)
2016
Abstract
Enhancing the quality of life of individuals, communities and societies as a whole is the guiding tenet of social marketing (French and Gordon, 2015). The inequalities faced by minority groups such as Australian Aboriginal peoples, is an area in which social marketers can assist. Improving the educational attainment of Aboriginal Australians is a stated priority of the Council of Australian Governments' (COAG, 2009) 'closing the gap' policy. The participation of Aboriginal Australians in higher education varies across universities, yet remains below parity with the population percentage (Gale and Parker, 2013). This paper conceptualises how Aboriginal peoples' concept of Country is latent within the university campus experience yet is important to fostering cultural safety and, ergo, educational attainment.
Details
- Title
- Country and the Campus: Conceptualising Aboriginal Students University Experience
- Authors
- Maria Raciti (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawJennifer Carter (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawKathryn Gilbey (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandDavid Hollinsworth (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
- Publication details
- International Social Marketing Conference 2016: Conference Proceedings, pp.33-38
- Conference details
- International Social Marketing Conference 2016: Societal Wellbeing (Wollongong, Australia, 25-Sep-2016–27-Sep-2016)
- Publisher
- University of Wollongong, School of Management, Operations and Marketing
- Date published
- 2016
- ISBN
- 9781741282658
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Reproduced with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450662002621
- Output Type
- Abstract
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