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Case Studies of Aboriginal Students - a Measure of Success for Tertiary Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

P.C. Taylor ,
J.A. Malone  and
D.F. Treagust
P.C. Taylor
Affiliation:
Science and Mathematics Education Centre,Curtin University of Technology,W.A.
J.A. Malone
Affiliation:
Science and Mathematics Education Centre,Curtin University of Technology,W.A.
D.F. Treagust
Affiliation:
Science and Mathematics Education Centre,Curtin University of Technology,W.A.
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The issue of selecting potentially successful students for a course of study is of central concern to course organisers. Nowhere is this issue of more concern than in the area of bridging courses designed to promote access to tertiary courses and professions in which Aboriginal people are grossly under-represented. Organisers of bridging courses are faced with the problem of identifying potentially successful candidates and designing courses to meet their individual learning needs. The problem exists because of the unprecedented nature of innovative courses catering for newly defined clientele such as mature-aged, urban and academically aspiring Aboriginal students.

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Research Article
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , March 1989 , pp. 8 - 24
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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