Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Journal
Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education
First Page
1
Last Page
14
URL with Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2012.698864
Abstract
In 2010, an Indigenous Elder from the Wiradjuri nation and a group of academics from Charles Sturt University travelled to Menindee, a small locality on the edge of the Australian outback. They were embarked upon an ‘adventure-learning’ research journey to study ways of learning by creating a community of practice with an Elder from the Ngyampa/Barkandji nation. This article first explores the implications of this innovative approach to transformative learning for profes- sional development and for teaching and learning practice. It then reflects on the significance of location for pedagogic approaches aimed at closing the education gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians in universities.
