1996
Having it 'both ways': The continuing complexities of community-controlled Indigenous education
Discussion Paper 111 / 1996
Abstract:
The recent National Review of Education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (1995) called for research and analysis of the immediate and long-term complexities of building community-controlled education for Indigenous Australians. As noted in that Review, too little is known about this potential avenue for Indigenous education. This paper explores some of the issues in Indigenous self-determination in education through a focus on independent community-controlled Indigenous schools.
The geographic distribution of unemployment-related benefits and CDEP scheme employment
Discussion Paper 112 / 1996
Abstract:
The analysis of the geography of unemployment-related benefits and Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) scheme employment yields several insights into Indigenous labour market activity. By simultaneously examining both, it is possible to estimate the proportion of the Indigenous labour force which depends on some form of government assistance.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation: A new approach to enterprise?
Discussion Paper 113 / 1996
Abstract:
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation represents the most recent in a line of government programs aimed at increasing levels of Indigenous self-management and economic self-sufficiency by involving Indigenous people in businesses. However, the Corporation appears to mark a change from earlier programs inasmuch as it is required to operate along strictly commercial lines and it utilises the strategy of creating joint ventures between Indigenous and non-Indigenous business people.
CDEP as urban enterprise: The case of Yarnteen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation, Newcastle
Discussion Paper 114 / 1996
Abstract:
This paper is the most recent in a series of case studies investigating the socioeconomic and policy features characteristic of urban Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) schemes. Yarnteen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporation is located in Newcastle and has developed a successful enterprise in tandem with the CDEP scheme's more usual employment objectives.
The determinants of Indigenous employment outcomes: The importance of education and training
Discussion Paper 115 / 1996
Abstract:
The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey provided a unique opportunity to re-examine the underlying determinants of Indigenous employment. The recent Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research/Australian Bureau Statistics publication Employment Outcomes for Indigenous People emphasises the importance of education and training in securing better employment outcomes for Indigenous Australians.
Linking accountability and self-determination in Aboriginal organisations
Discussion Paper 116 / 1996
Abstract:
The issue of accountability in Indigenous affairs has recently received national prominence. Accountability— usually meaning financial accountability to government or to the wider public—is often seen as being potentially inconsistent with Indigenous self-determination. This paper broadly delineates a conceptual framework which links 'organisational self-determination' with a notion of 'internal accountability', that is the accountability of an organisation to its Indigenous members, clients or constituency.
Aboriginal health and institutional reform within Australian federalism
Discussion Paper 117 / 1996
Abstract:
This paper examines relationships between institutional reform within Australian federalism and Aboriginal health, both historically and in prospect. It begins with a brief historical analysis of government involvement in the general health arena within Australian federalism. It then provides a more extended historical account of government involvement in Aboriginal health and the emergence in the last 25 years of a group of important non-government players, the Aboriginal community-controlled health services.
Short-term Indigenous population mobility and service delivery
Discussion Paper 118 / 1996
Abstract:
The characteristic of the Indigenous population which is widely acknowledged to have consequences for the efficient delivery of services is a propensity for frequent mobility over the short-term. At the same time, this is the one demographic variable where hard data and understanding are grossly deficient. This paper explores various dimensions of this dilemma with a view to considering potential implications for policy.
Indigenous labour force status to the year 2000: Estimated impacts of recent Budget cuts
Discussion Paper 119 / 1996
Abstract:
The simulated estimates of Indigenous labour force status used in this paper are based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics projections of Indigenous population to the year 2000 and several reasonable assumptions about the growth in demand for Indigenous labour.
Community involvement in education: an exploration of American Indian education policy and implications for Australia
Discussion Paper 120 / 1996
Abstract:
Indigenous education policy has long emphasised the need to increase the involvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and community members in local education. Yet attempts to increase involvement invariably raise important questions about the nature of the traditional Western educational model and its relevance to Indigenous communities. This paper represents an effort to contribute to the ongoing discussions of how best to increase parent and community involvement while insuring community relevance.
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