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Peer reviewedFraser, Barry J.; And Others – Higher Education Research and Development, 1990
Programs designed to enable Australian aborigines who had not successfully completed high school to qualify for science- and mathematics-related courses in higher education emphasize diagnostic testing, individualized instruction, short-term goals, and learner independence. Tutors have instructional, management, and support roles. Some early…
Descriptors: College Administration, Developmental Studies Programs, Diagnostic Tests, Foreign Countries
Download full textTreagust, David F.; And Others – 1987
Most Aboriginal people in Australia lack the background qualifications to enter higher education courses in science and mathematics. In 1984, the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) (now Curtin University of Technology) developed a project which created and evaluated bridging courses for Aboriginal people seeking to gain access into…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Preparation, College Science, Foreign Countries
