Implementing Indigenous knowledge approaches in doctoral education

This project aims to apply Indigenous knowledge approaches to Australian doctoral education. It expects to generate new knowledge in the area of Indigenous and transcultural (migrant, refugee and international) doctoral education. Expected outcomes of the project include multimedia portal and policy recommendations for doctoral supervision, language and examination protocols that place Indigenous and transcultural knowledges at the forefront of Australian research.  Australian research could be greatly enriched if the knowledge, histories, languages and cultural practices of Indigenous and migrant, refugee and international student communities received greater recognition. This research project works in respectful partnership with Indigenous and transcultural doctoral candidates and their supervisors to foreground and accredit Indigenous and transcultural knowledge systems. It is based upon Indigenous knowledge approaches including the agency of Country, the power of Stories and iterative, inter-generational and intercultural knowledge production. The project will deliver significant benefits to Australian society, culture and the environment by ensuring that unique First Nations and transcultural knowledge is actively incorporated into doctoral research projects.

Australian Research Council (ARC DP210100647)