Can We Educate and Train Aboriginal Leaders with our Tertiary Education Systems?

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Foley
Keyword(s):  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Leadership Education ◽  
Fundamental Question ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Pluralistic Society ◽  
Australian Aboriginal ◽  
Aboriginal Society ◽  
Settler Society

AbstractThe concept of Aboriginal leadership often results in debate. The fundamental question raised is if Australian Aboriginal people are equal members of a pluralistic society that is based on co-operation and consensuses then how can you have a leader? Consequently who determines leadership or is a leader someone that in effect is more equal than others? Is leadership an attribute gained from within Aboriginal society or is leadership as we currently define it taught within the education structures of settler society? This paper briefly examines leadership from a postcolonial contemporary Aboriginal position, reviewing existing leadership education programs.

Considering the Impact of Social Media on Contemporary Improvement of Australian Aboriginal Health: Scoping Review (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Troy Walker ◽  
Claire Palermo ◽  
Karen Klassen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Torres Strait Islander ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Aboriginal Health ◽  
Health Messages ◽  
Community Control ◽  
Torres Strait Islander People ◽  
Australian Aboriginal ◽  
Torres Strait

BACKGROUND Social media may have a significant role in influencing the present and future health implications among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, yet there has been no review of the role of social media in improving health. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine the extent of health initiatives using social media that aimed to improve the health of Australian Aboriginal communities. METHODS A scoping review was conducted by systematically searching databases CINAHL Plus; PubMed; Scopus; Web of Science, and Ovid MEDLINE in June 2017 using the terms and their synonyms “Aboriginal” and “Social media.” In addition, reference lists of included studies and the Indigenous HealthInfonet gray literature were searched. Key information about the social media intervention and its impacts on health were extracted and data synthesized using narrative summaries. RESULTS Five papers met inclusion criteria. All included studies were published in the past 5 years and involved urban, rural, and remote Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people aged 12-60 years. No studies reported objective impacts on health. Three papers found that social media provided greater space for sharing health messages in a 2-way exchange. The negative portrayal of Aboriginal people and negative health impacts of social media were described in 2 papers. CONCLUSIONS Social media may be a useful strategy to provide health messages and sharing of content among Aboriginal people, but objective impacts on health remain unknown. More research is necessary on social media as a way to connect, communicate, and improve Aboriginal health with particular emphasis on community control, self-empowerment, and decolonization.

scholarly journals Risk factors and comorbidities for invasive pneumococcal disease in Western Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people

Pneumonia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faye J. Lima ◽  
Deborah Lehmann ◽  
Aoiffe McLoughlin ◽  
Catherine Harrison ◽  
Judith Willis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Invasive Pneumococcal Disease ◽  
Pneumococcal Disease ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Australian Aboriginal ◽  
Western Australian

Educating Aviators

2015 ◽  
pp. 86-111
Author(s):  
Tarryn Kille ◽  
Paul Bates ◽  
Patrick S. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
The Body ◽  
Pilot Training ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Aviation Programs ◽  
Effective Delivery ◽  
Pilot Programs

This chapter provides a critical examination of the evolution of distance education in tertiary aviation programs. By reviewing the literature and studies associated with Professional Pilot training, the chapter explores the issues affecting the delivery of distance education in university Professional Pilot programs, including the global shortage of Professional Pilots, the nature of work as a Professional Pilot, the importance of simulation, and the integration of assessment. In an effort to address some of the challenges, this chapter also offers recommendations and solutions. The authors contend that tertiary aviation distance education programs need to be adjusted to consider the needs of the student and industry by: (1) implementing action-based learning, (2) considering pedagogy before technology, (3) encouraging interaction and collaboration, and (4) embedding formative assessment. The chapter aims to contribute to the body of literature aimed at enhancing the effective delivery of distance learning in aviation tertiary education.

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