Indigenous Specializations: Dreams, Developments, Delivery and Vision

This article documents the establishment of the Indigenous Specializations program in the School of Social Work at the University of Victoria. In the absence of funding for Indigenous programs, First Nations professors Robina Thomas and Jacquie Green developed the Indigenous Specializations program...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
Main Authors: Kinewesquao/Cathy Richardson, Qwul'sih'yah'maht/Robina Thomas, Kundoque/Jacquie Green, Naadli/Todd Ormiston
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland 2012
Subjects:
Indigenous education
pedagogy
Indigenous worldview
social work programming
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
First Nations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2012.16
https://doaj.org/article/2b32860537e44625b298b127497c2a25
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Summary:This article documents the establishment of the Indigenous Specializations program in the School of Social Work at the University of Victoria. In the absence of funding for Indigenous programs, First Nations professors Robina Thomas and Jacquie Green developed the Indigenous Specializations program ‘off the side of their desk’. This article describes the process of creating a culturally specific program for Indigenous students in a mainstream university. Many of the challenges depicted in the article are ongoing, alongside various successes and victories for Indigenous graduates.

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