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Higher education: Indigenous education strategies 1999-2001

This report outlines the Commonwealth’s education programe for Indigenous Australians. It illustrates Indigenous education strategies, objectives and funding policies of the government. There are examples of a wide range of activities undertaken by educational institutions to develop advances and strategies in Indigenous higher education.

This report outlines the Commonwealth’s education programe for Indigenous Australians. It illustrates Indigenous education ...  Show Full Abstract  

Corporate authors: Australia. Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs. Higher Education Division
Date: 1999
Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia
Resource type: Report
Subjects: Outcomes; Participation; Policy;
Equity; Providers of education and training; Governance; Higher education; Indigenous people show more

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Education in the USA: statistical comparisons with Australia

In this paper, the author puts the full range of structure and outcomes of the Australian and American systems into perspective that allows a more realistic comparison. Participation and retention is generally higher in the US, but the structure of the two systems is different and this can lead to misleading comparisions. The author points out that there is no equivalent in the US to the Australian [technical and further education] TAFE system in either size or content. When this system is taken into account, some of the differences begin to disappear. For example, whilst participation is higher in the US, the proportion of Australians with a tertiary qualification is actually higher.

In this paper, the author puts the full range of structure and outcomes of the Australian and American systems into ...  Show Full Abstract  

Authors: Windshuttle, Keith
Corporate authors: Australia. Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET)
Date: 1988
Geographic subjects: North America; Oceania; Australia;
United States show more

Resource type: Report
Series name: International comparisons of education and training statistics series
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Statistics; Higher education

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