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305843 (v.2) Indigenous Australian Research 412


Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

6.5
 
** 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

Individual Study:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Seminar:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Fieldwork:

1 x 2 Hours Once-only

Anti Requisite(s):

305627 (v.1) Approaches to Research in Indigenous Australian Contexts 301
 

Syllabus:

Exploration of various broad approaches to the conduct of research in Indigenous contexts including the positivist and interpretivist paradigms. Specifically, it will examine - scientific, Indigenous and other ways of knowing the world. Explores the ways in which the dominant scientific and experimental research method can devalue Indigenous peoples' knowledge and lived experiences and new and emergent approaches to research and their applicability to Indigenous contexts.
 
** 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:

90311 Indigenous Studies

HECS Band (if applicable):

1

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y    
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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