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    These examples are a part of the institutions ongoing commitment to improving Indigenous enrolments, outcomes and research. As further publications occur, they will be added to the university online research database.

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  1. Inclusive Education Team, Charles Sturt University, Sydney, Australia

    Greg Auhl

  2. Law and Justice Studies, Charles Sturt University, Sydney, Australia

    Annette Gainsford

  3. Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University, Sydney, Australia

    Barbara Hill & Lucia Zundans-Fraser

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  3. Indigenous Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Auhl, G., Gainsford, A., Hill, B., Zundans-Fraser, L. (2018). Building Indigenously Culturally Competent Teacher Education Programs. In: Whitinui, P., Rodriguez de France, C., McIvor, O. (eds) Promising Practices in Indigenous Teacher Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6400-5_4

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