Web resource:	https://www.batchelor.edu.au/biite/wp-content/uploads/Common-Ground-ebook.pdf
Type:	Report
Title:	Finding the common ground : narratives, provocations and reflections from the 40 year celebration of Batchelor Institute
Authors:	Ober, Robyn McRae-Williams, Eva O'Sullivan, Sandy Huijser, Henk Elvin, Ruth
Keywords:	Social attitudes;Cross-cultural;Aboriginal Australians;Education
Population:	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Year:	2015
Publisher:	Batchelor Press
Notes:	"Batchelor Institute, in its many iterations over the last forty years, remains an iconic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander provider on the Australian educational landscape. The Australian educational scene would not be complete without a tertiary institution that is founded upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander beliefs and cultural understandings and is able to interpret a western education system in a manner such that both are ultimately so intertwined that neither loses creditability. Rather the strengths of both result in a unique learning environment that is not only culturally safe but results in real outcomes: this is what we at Batchelor define as 'both-ways'. The stories, personal commentary and scholarly writings contained in this book provide a context for Batchelor's future by defining and describing our past and articulating the dreams for the future. They also provide a challenge to the Institute as it moves into a future where tertiary education can be accessed wherever you are able to connect your laptop to the internet. Consequently, ensuring that language and culture are kept 'front and center' will be of paramount importance. Batchelor Institute has provided training and education that has resulted in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people gaining the skills, knowledge and understandings that have improved and enriched their lives and livelihoods. The work Batchelor has undertaken over its forty years existence is nation building and changed the lives of people." Creative Commons
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/20116
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