Indigenous Australian students' participation rates in higher education: Exploring the role of universities

Australian Journal of Indigenous Education

Volumn 40, Issue , 2011, Pages 59-68

  Pechenkina, Ekaterina ^a   Kowal, Emma ^a   Paradies, Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

academic success; higher education; Indigenous Australians; participation; support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888096894     PISSN: 13260111     EISSN: 20497784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/ajie.40.59     Document Type: Article

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