Training for Inclusion

Kutay, CM; Mundine, K

Training for Inclusion

Kutay, CM

Mundine, K

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Publisher:: AIATSIS Research Publications
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Information Technology and Indigenous Communities, 2013, pp. 75 - 88 (13)
Issue Date:: 2013

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Kutay, CM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6682-979X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mundine, K	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Ormond-Parker, L	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Corn, A	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Fforde, C	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Obata, K	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	O'Sullivan, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Information Technology and Indigenous Communities, 2013, pp. 75 - 88 (13)	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	1922102164	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781922102164	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/82560
dc.description.abstract	There have been many programs initiated in Australia to train Aboriginal students for inclusion in the information technology (IT) sector. These range from Microsoft Unlimited Potential courses, which mainly focus on preparation for office work, to Online Analytical Processing games, which involve students in discovery learning about how computers function. We suggest this latter approach has much more useful ramifications for Indigenous people in terms of engaging them in employment and education. Years of research into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education recommend that education in this sector should focus on practical, discovery learning with cultural and personal relevance, and stress the importance of identity within an Indigenous cultural context.	en_US
dc.publisher	AIATSIS Research Publications	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Information Technology and Indigenous Communities	en_US
dc.title	Training for Inclusion	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.location	Australia	en_US
utslib.for	130301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Professional Practice and Leadership
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	false	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Australia	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

There have been many programs initiated in Australia to train Aboriginal students for inclusion in the information technology (IT) sector. These range from Microsoft Unlimited Potential courses, which mainly focus on preparation for office work, to Online Analytical Processing games, which involve students in discovery learning about how computers function. We suggest this latter approach has much more useful ramifications for Indigenous people in terms of engaging them in employment and education. Years of research into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education recommend that education in this sector should focus on practical, discovery learning with cultural and personal relevance, and stress the importance of identity within an Indigenous cultural context.

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