Myth-busting in an Aboriginal pre-university enabling program: embedding transformative learning pedagogy

Pre-university bridging programs can address the significant under-representation of Indigenous students in Australian universities by providing culturally supported alternative pathways into undergraduate study. However, successful completion of bridging programs does not always correlate with university enrolment for Indigenous students. This paper offers a pedagogical rationale for an Indigenous bridging program that aims to address this discrepancy. The program curriculum challenges deficit myths about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and education, while developing founda ... Show more

Authors: Bennett, Rebecca; Strehlow, Karin; Hill, Braden

Published: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, University of Queensland, 2022

Resource type: Article

Access item: https://doi.org/10.55146/ajie.2022.24

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