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Gwynne, Kylie; Cairnduff, Annette – Metropolitan Universities, 2017
Aboriginal people fare worse than other Australians in every measure of health, including in a ten-year gap in life expectancy, infant mortality, cardiovascular disease, dental disease, mental health, chronic disease and maternal health. Despite sustained government effort, progress to improve Aboriginal health has been very slow. The collective…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Health Programs, Health Promotion, Prevention
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Priest, Kathryn; King, Sharijn; Nangala, Irene; Brown, Wendy Nungurrayi; Nangala, Marilyn – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2008
This article outlines an early childhood leadership model that senior Anangu and Yapa (Aboriginal) women, living semi-traditional lifestyles in the remote desert regions of central Australia, have identified as a positive and important way forward for their children, families, governments and related professionals. The initiative--Warrki…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries, Community Action
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Barber, James; And Others – Community Development Journal, 1987
The authors outline a community organization course that develops a casework approach to social change. The course features a community organizing project. (CH)
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Community Coordination, Foreign Countries, Models
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Kentish, Barry; Robottom, Ian – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2006
The discourse of sustainability is promoted internationally, with the United Nations declaring 2005-2014 as a Decade for Education for Sustainable Development. There is discussion concerning the nature, status and significance of Education for Sustainability and its relationship with the somewhat established discourse of environmental education.…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Ideology, Sustainable Development, Regional Characteristics
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Gunstone, Andrew – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2007
In 1991, the Australian Parliament implemented a formal 10-year process of reconciliation. The aim of the process was to reconcile Indigenous and non-Indigenous people by the end of 2000. The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation (CAR) was established to promote the process. The process had three broad goals: improving education, addressing…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Community Involvement, Community Coordination, Community Planning
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Zeegers, Margaret – Teaching Education, 2005
This paper explores the possibilities presented in examining taken for granted aspects of pre-service teacher practicum practices, especially in terms of naming and positioning within teacher education, as they present at a regional university in Ballarat, Australia. The University of Ballarat has introduced a new P-10 teacher education course…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Teachers, Undergraduate Study
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Chenoweth, Lesley; Stehlik, Daniela – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2004
This paper seeks to ascertain the usefulness of the theory of social capital as a framework for developing and sustaining the inclusion of people with disabilities and families in community life. We discuss the theoretical elements of social capital and assess its relevance when understanding both the experiences of people with disabilities and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Social Capital