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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Andersen, Clair – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2012
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australian schools continue to have poor education and health outcomes, and the introduction of a new national curriculum may assist in redressing this situation. This curriculum emphasises recommendations which have been circulating in the sector over many years, to require teacher education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, National Curriculum, Preservice Teacher Education
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Andersen, Clair – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2009
There are numerous aspects to becoming an effective, culturally competent health practitioner, among these is the need to "become knowledgeable about the historical and sociopolitical backgrounds of clients" (Bemak et al., 2003, p. 26). It has been established that culturally sensitive empathy has the potential to contribute greatly to the healing…
Descriptors: Health Education, Cultural Awareness, Empathy, Indigenous Populations
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Andersen, Clair; Bunda, Tracey; Walter, Maggie – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2008
The participation rate of Indigenous people in higher education is comparatively disparately low across all sectors. In this paper we examine the pivotal role of the university sector in addressing this inequity and releasing the potential for increased Indigenous enrolment, participation and completion in higher education. Indigenous higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Indigenous Populations, College Role, Disproportionate Representation