Indigenous Higher Education: The Role of Universities in Releasing the Potential

Australian Journal of Indigenous Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Andersen, Clair ^a   Bunda, Tracey ^b   Walter, Maggie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85012476567     PISSN: 13260111     EISSN: 20497784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1326011100016033     Document Type: Article

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