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The Will To Learn, Not Just Teach: Challenges and Considerations for Educators of Aboriginal Adults.
Peer reviewedCousins, Carolyn – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2003
Among the barriers to learning for Aborigines are rigid institutional structures, focus on learning for gaining knowledge rather than application, and the individualistic framework of formal education. The population would be better served by two-way learning through relationships (knowledge sharing) and self-determination and control. (Contains…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Students
