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dc.contributor.authorDockery, Alfred Michael
dc.contributor.editorProfessor Jonathan Pincus
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:32:53Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:32:53Z
dc.date.created2015-03-03T20:13:47Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationDockery, A.M. 2009. Cultural dimensions of Indigenous participation in education and training, in Professor Jonathan Pincus (ed), Australian Conference of Economists, Sep 28 2009, pp. 1-34. Adelaide: Social Science Research Network (online).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47363
dc.identifier.doi10.2139/ssrn.1485174
dc.description.abstract

This paper develops empirical measures of Indigenous Australians’ attachment to their traditional cultures, and explores the relationship between culture and participation in VET. The findings reject the notion that Indigenous culture acts as a barrier to achievement in education and training. Rather, it appears attachment to traditional culture fosters improved education and training outcomes, and that Indigenous people access VET for cultural pursuits. However, lower access in remote areas disadvantages Indigenous Australians with stronger cultural attachment. In this sense, Indigenous persons do face a trade-off between cultural aspirations and pursuit of further education and training.

dc.publisherSocial Science Research Network (online)
dc.titleCultural dimensions of Indigenous participation in education and training
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage34
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of 38th Australian conference of economists
dcterms.source.seriesProceedings of 38th Australian conference of economists
dcterms.source.conferenceAustralian Conference of Economists
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateSep 28 2009
dcterms.source.conferencelocationAdelaide
dcterms.source.placeAdelaide
curtin.departmentSchool of Economics and Finance
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