Education Principles on Indigenous Australian Matters

"The Education Principles on Indigenous Australian Matters provide a basis to develop policy and strategies to improve the understanding of students and staff of Indigenous issues and to recognise the importance and contribution of Indigenous Knowledge as an emerging discipline.
 
Through these Principles there is acknowledgement of the significant value of Indigenous Knowledge in enriching the University community and the contribution of Indigenous staff and students in educating others about Indigenous Knowledge and ways of learning. The aim is to embed into the University’s curriculum Indigenous Knowledge so that it is considered and incorporated into new courses and programs alongside traditional discipline content. The University has a responsibility to develop students as civil citizens who understand not only their disciplinary and professional knowledge and requirements but also the societal context in which they will perform their professional duties.
 
The University recognises that Indigenous peoples live in discrete communities as well as throughout the general community, and our education and research practices should be cognisant of this. The University aims to develop students’ understanding of Indigenous issues and give recognition to Indigenous intellectual traditions". (Excerpt from the EPIAM policy)
 
The UQ Education Principles on Indigenous Australian Matters policy addresses
  • the University’s institutional objectives for Indigenous education; and
  • the recognitions, acknowledgements and expectations related to the education principles.

Education Principles on Indigenous Australian Matters - UQ Policy

To go the full Education Principles on Indigenous Australian Matters policy, please go to: http://www.uq.edu.au/hupp/?page=63701
 

Indigenous Knowledge Guidelines

Indigenous Knowledge Guidelines by can be accessed at: http://www.worldbank.org/afr/ik/guidelines/generalguides.pdf

(A joint publication of CIDA, ILO, KIVU Nature and the World Bank by Alan Emery aemery@istar.ca)

 

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