Indigenous knowledges : informing and supporting Indigenous students during their first year at university

Melanie K Syron; Juliana M McLaughlin

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Indigenous knowledges : informing and supporting Indigenous students during their first year at university

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Indigenous knowledges : informing and supporting Indigenous students during their first year at university

Melanie K Syron and Juliana M McLaughlin

Proceedings of the 13th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, pp.1-11

Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference: Aspiration - Access - Achievement, 13th (Adelaide, Australia, 27-Jun-2010–30-Jun-2010)

Queensland University of Technology

2010

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Abstract

Education Systems

Curriculum and Pedagogy

Specialist Studies in Education

Indigenous student support

Indigenous knowledge

Indigenous students in Australian Universities

first year experience

HERN

This paper critically examines dominant discourses informing First Year Experience programs delivered for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students participating in higher education. We interrogate traditional 'deficit models' through the recognition and acknowledgement of Indigenous knowledge at the cultural interface, the arena in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students encounter university for the first time. In this paper, we demonstrate how the First Year Experience programs for Indigenous students, developed and delivered by the Oodgeroo Unit, are conceptualised by Indigenous knowledges. By recognising Indigenous knowledges and experiences, and valuing these within the Western academy, we provide an alternative to these dominant mainstream discourses and perspectives for Indigenous students navigating their way through university. We argue that Indigenous standpoints provide tools through which Indigenous students can negotiate the cultural interface that exists within the university environment.

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Title: Indigenous knowledges : informing and supporting Indigenous students during their first year at university
Authors: Melanie K Syron (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Juliana M McLaughlin (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Contributors: J Thomas (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 13th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, pp.1-11
Conference details: Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education (FYHE) Conference: Aspiration - Access - Achievement, 13th (Adelaide, Australia, 27-Jun-2010–30-Jun-2010)
Publisher: Queensland University of Technology
Date published: 2010
ISBN: 9781741072822
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Indigenous Services - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449426802621
Output Type: Conference paper

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