Academic Language, Power and the Impact of Western Knowledge Production on Indigenous Student Learning

Abstract This paper explores the prescriptive, distancing and separating qualities that exist in Western systems of knowledge production. It examines scientific language and how discrimination takes place in the university setting and explores the ways in whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Karen O'Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland 2008-12-01
Series:The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
Online Access:https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/490