‘Wings to Fly’: A Case Study of Supporting Indigenous Student Success through a Whole-of-University Approach – ERRATUM

Uink, Bep; Hill, Brian V.; Day, Andrew; Martin, Grégory

doi:10.1017/jie.2019.11

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“…For instance, within their institutions of study, students encounter racism, but are often well supported by university Indigenous centres to manage and persist with their studies (Fredericks et al, 2023;Nakata et al, 2019;Uink et al, 2021). Students may feel culturally isolated within the academy, but derive significant strength from their Indigenous peer networks (Hill et al, 2020) and, despite facing considerable financial challenges, they are also supported by family and the Indigenous community both within and external to the university to remain engaged with their learning (Uink et al, 2019). These studies highlight the utility of applying Nakata's cultural interface as a theoretical lens for understanding individual student journeys and how these journeys intersect with Indigenous students' past and future selves, their families, and their communities.…”

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“…Given the need for significant improvement in Indigenous student outcomes, an important body of research has sought to explore the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students to inform national and institutional responses to addressing disparities in educational outcomes. This research can be broadly categorised into four areas of inquiry: the student experience (e.g., Barney, 2013;Rochecouste et al, 2014;White, 2009); enablers and obstacles to student success (e.g., Barney, 2016;Cameron & Robinson, 2014;Curtis et al, 2015;Herbert, 2005;Kinnane et al, 2014;Trudgett, 2014;West et al, 2014); student retention (Asmar et al, 2014;Day & Nolde, 2009;Mills et al, 2014;Pechenkina, 2015;Shah & Widin, 2010;Uink et al, 2019;Uink et al, 2021); and increasing access, preparedness and participation (e.g., Hall, 2015;Hall et al, 2015;Powell & Lawley, 2008). This body of research demonstrates the complexities for Indigenous learners at university; however, it does not explicitly interrogate the nexus between dominant theories in higher education and Indigenous-specific theorisations of students' university experiences.…”

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Transformation at the cultural interface: Exploring the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students

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Uink

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Research on transformative learning (Mezirow, 1991), particularly within the context of higher education, has demonstrated the significant impact university learning can have on a wide range of cohorts across diverse learning contexts. However, the extensive body of literature pertaining to transformative learning remains largely silent on the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students and the extent to which their engagement with academia can be transformative. Nevertheless, Nakata’s (2007b) cultural interface theory has shaped policy, practice and thought in Indigenous higher education, elucidating the nuances, complexities and challenges that confront Indigenous students in their journey through university. In bringing together these two critical theories, this study investigated the journeys of three undergraduate Indigenous university students finding that university can indeed be a site of positive personal transformation. Such changes were fostered through critical peer support relationships, relationships with family and loved ones as well as a growing confidence and pride in their cultural identities. These findings have important implications for the way institutions support and teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and provides a nuanced insight into their university journeys at the cultural interface.

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Section: The Cultural Interface Within the Context Of Higher Educationmentioning

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Transformation at the cultural interface: Exploring the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students

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Nilson,

Uink

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Preparing postgraduate research students to research Indigenous topics

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2022

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

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When Indigenous and non-Indigenous postgraduate research students start researching Indigenous topics, how can we best prepare them for the task ahead? In this article, I describe the approach taken by one regional Australian university to support research students with Indigenous topics through a Master of Philosophy (Indigenous). Drawing on Nakata's cultural interface theory, the program is designed to grow students' capacities to both negotiate the intersection between Indigenous and Western knowledges and successfully complete a research thesis. This article outlines the pedagogical underpinnings of the program and describes some of the practices used throughout one-week intensives.

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‘Wings to Fly’: A Case Study of Supporting Indigenous Student Success through a Whole-of-University Approach – ERRATUM

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Transformation at the cultural interface: Exploring the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students

Transformation at the cultural interface: Exploring the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students

Preparing postgraduate research students to research Indigenous topics

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