Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development: Fostering Cultural Security

Until recently, Aboriginal people have been subjected to mainly top-down development, which has proven damaging to communities. Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development offers an alternative to such approaches, promoting cultural security in order to empower Aboriginal people to strengthen their own...

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Main Authors: Kickett-Tucker, Cheryl, Bessarab, Dawn, Coffin, J., Wright, Michael
Format: Book
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69815
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author Kickett-Tucker, Cheryl
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Coffin, J.
Wright, Michael
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description Until recently, Aboriginal people have been subjected to mainly top-down development, which has proven damaging to communities. Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development offers an alternative to such approaches, promoting cultural security in order to empower Aboriginal people to strengthen their own communities. The authors take a multidisciplinary approach to the topics of Aboriginal community development, Aboriginal history, cultural security and community studies. This book includes chapters examining historical and contemporary Aboriginal conceptions of community development, and the effects of post-structuralism, post-modernism, globalisation and digital technology. As well as comprehensive analysis of community development in Aboriginal communities, it presents practical strategies and tools for improvement. Each chapter includes practical case studies and review exercises, encouraging active learning and reflection. A valuable resource for tertiary education students, this book features contributions from some of Australia's most eminent Aboriginal scholars, Elders and Aboriginal community members alongside contributions from community development practitioners.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-698152019-09-10T06:25:50Z Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development: Fostering Cultural Security Kickett-Tucker, Cheryl Bessarab, Dawn Coffin, J. Wright, Michael Until recently, Aboriginal people have been subjected to mainly top-down development, which has proven damaging to communities. Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development offers an alternative to such approaches, promoting cultural security in order to empower Aboriginal people to strengthen their own communities. The authors take a multidisciplinary approach to the topics of Aboriginal community development, Aboriginal history, cultural security and community studies. This book includes chapters examining historical and contemporary Aboriginal conceptions of community development, and the effects of post-structuralism, post-modernism, globalisation and digital technology. As well as comprehensive analysis of community development in Aboriginal communities, it presents practical strategies and tools for improvement. Each chapter includes practical case studies and review exercises, encouraging active learning and reflection. A valuable resource for tertiary education students, this book features contributions from some of Australia's most eminent Aboriginal scholars, Elders and Aboriginal community members alongside contributions from community development practitioners. 2016 Book http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69815 Cambridge University Press restricted
spellingShingle Kickett-Tucker, Cheryl
Bessarab, Dawn
Coffin, J.
Wright, Michael
Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development: Fostering Cultural Security
title Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development: Fostering Cultural Security
title_full Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development: Fostering Cultural Security
title_fullStr Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development: Fostering Cultural Security
title_full_unstemmed Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development: Fostering Cultural Security
title_short Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development: Fostering Cultural Security
title_sort mia mia aboriginal community development: fostering cultural security
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69815