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Publication Date: 2019
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Tactics or Strategies? Exploring Everyday Conditions to Facilitate Implementation of an Indigenous Graduate Attributes Project
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v41 n4 p390-403 2019
In 2017 Universities Australia (UA), the peak body representing Australian universities released its "Indigenous Strategy 2017-2020." The document unites universities together in common goals for Indigenous achievement, filling a notable gap in the Australian higher education landscape. The "Strategy" outlines a comprehensive plan for enhanced Indigenous outcomes in critical areas of higher education including student access and success, graduate research, and community engagement. This paper focuses on the implementation of Indigenous curriculum for all Australian university graduates which is a key aspect of the "Strategy." The changing Indigenous higher education landscape invites the nuanced analysis that critical examination of universities, as organisations, might elicit. Drawing on de Certeau's notion of tactics and strategies, the paper examines the policy and cultural climate of an Australian university which supports an Indigenous Graduate Attribute curriculum project.
Descriptors: Universities, Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Curriculum Implementation, College Graduates, Indigenous Knowledge, College Administration, Minority Group Students, Power Structure, School Culture
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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