Courses Handbook 2009

306058 (v.2) Indigenous Australian Research Experiences and Perspectives 501


Area: Centre for Aboriginal Studies
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 305626 (v.3) Indigenous Australian Research 301 or any previous version
Syllabus: Foregrounds Indigenous research perspectives, values and related ethical concerns to counter the tendency for research conducted on Indigenous Australians to be framed by Eurocentric values and Western theories, and thus be exploitative because it servesthe interests of the colonising culture. Examination of Aboriginal experiences and perceptions of research and the ethical issues arising from the conduct of research on Aboriginal peoples and cultures. An outline of the historical pattern of research undertaken in Aboriginal contexts, and consideration of the politics and power relations of research.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 090311 Indigenous Studies
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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