This study addresses the gap in our understanding of the processes used to recruit and select Vice-Chancellors for Australian Universities. There are presently 39 recognised Universities in Australia and between them they provide the nation with the academically qualified leaders of the future. As such one would expect that not only would they be the vessels of our knowledge, but also that they would be managed and led in ways that were similar to those in use in the private sector. The changes that have taken place in the higher education system have meant that additional pressures have been placed upon the senior executive of each University. The transition from a binary system to the current unified system, the advent of the global community, increased technology and new management practices have created the need for University management to adopt recognised management and leadership practices. The Federal government has moved to reduce the dependence of the system upon recurrent funding and there has been an increase in managerialism within Universities. One outcome has been the need for the Chief Executive Officer (Vice-Chancellor) to develop additional management and leadership skills in order to cope with the changes occurring and the rate of change. In the United States, the selection criteria used to recruit Vice-Chancellors (or University Presidents) have changed to reflect the desire for candidates to have backgrounds in management and leadership. The role of the Vice-Chancellor is critical to the success of educational institutions that are now being managed as autonomous business units responsible for budget, growth, mergers as well as maintaining academic credibility. A literature review revealed that the work undertaken by David Sloper formed virtually our entire knowledge base of Vice-Chancellors in Australia. Sloper identified democratic and incumbency patterns, social characteristics, the legal basis for the role and what incumbents actually do. Thus we know quite a deal about the role and incumbents. However the same literature review showed that while this data existed, it did not extend to the processes that were used within the Higher Education system, to target, identify and select suitable candidates. Clearly there was also no examination as to the effectiveness of such processes or how they could be improved if necessary. Given the importance of Universities in Australia and their role in Higher Education, this lack of knowledge provided the basis for this study and the systematic review of all available data. The study also identified a paradox in addition to the lack of research on recruitment and selection practices in this unique microcosm. The paradox concerns the fact that many of the successful candidates do not come from a ‘business’ discipline as may be expected for a role considered to be the Chief Executive Officer of the institution. Yet in Australia, previous research indicated that the ‘rules’ for recruiting Vice-Chancellors have changed little and that traditionally candidates have come from the science disciplines (Sloper, 1994). While this in itself does not indicate that incumbents are lacking in fundamental management and leadership knowledge and expertise, an obvious question arises. Why are Australian Vice-Chancellors not drawn from faculties where this expertise resides or why are they not drawn from the business community? In order to further examine the processes in place and to a lesser extent the paradox, all available data was collected regarding the roles of Vice-Chancellors, the paths they have taken to the position as well as selection criteria, position outlines, job adverts and related material. This was thoroughly examined and then a brief questionnaire was forwarded to current incumbents and other involved stakeholders. Interviews were conducted to clarify specific issues and case studies prepared accordingly. Thus this qualitative study thoroughly researches the recruitment and selection practices in use, attempts to determine their effectiveness and addresses the paradox in order to provide a detailed framework that allows these elements to be explained.

As an Indigenous research study into the cultural quality of Indigenous education this thesis focuses on the proposition that mainstream education marginalises Indigenous learners because of its entrenchment in the Western worldview. The thesis opens with an analysis of the cultural dynamics of Indigenous values, the politics of Indigenous identity, and the hegemonic constraints of West-centric knowledge. This analysis is then drawn upon to critically examine the cultural predisposition of mainstream education. The arguments proffered through this critical examination support the case that Indigenous learners would prosper culturally and educationally by having access to educational programmes centred within an Indigenous cultural framework, thereby addressing the dilemma of lower Indigenous retentions rates. This research study was conducted using a qualitative Indigenous methodology specifically designed by the researcher to reflect the values and cultural priorities of Indigenous Australians. Collective partnership was sought from Indigenous Australians, whom the researcher respected as Indigenous stakeholders in the research. Collegial participation was also sought from non-Indigenous educators with significant experience in teaching Indigenous learners. The research process involved both individual and group sessions of dialogic exchange. With regard to the Indigenous sessions of dialogic exchange, these resulted in the formation of a composite narrative wherein Indigenous testimony was united to create a collective Indigenous voice. Through this research study it was revealed that there is indeed a stark and deep-seated contrast between the value systems of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australia. This contrast, it was found, is mirrored in the cultural dynamics of education and the polemics of knowledge legitimacy. The research also revealed that Australia’s mainstream education system is intractably an agent for the promulgation of Western cultural values, and as such is culturally disenfranchising to Indigenous peoples. This thesis then concludes with an alternative and culturally apposite education paradigm for Indigenous education premised on Indigenous values informing curriculum and pedagogical praxis. This paradigm specifically supports independent Indigenous education initiatives.

xviii, 259 leaves : / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (M.D. 1971) from the Dept. of Child Health, University of Adelaide

"September 2002." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 336-366) / vii, 366 leaves ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Argues that the Australian nation is the primary obstacle to the granting of self-determination to indigenous people because it is imagined and constituted as a monocultural entity, one that resists any divisions within the national space on the basis of culture or 'race'. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Politics, 2002

Es presenta en aquest treball una aproximació a la realitat cultural dels aborígens d'Austràlia per aprendre i comprendre la dinàmica que envolta les relacions que s'emmarquen dins del parentiu. El context cultural concret escollit és la comunitat Aborigen de Jambun, al nordest de l'estat de Queensland, una comunitat de recent creació que ha viscut un procés històric similar al que han patit molts altres grups tribals arreu del continent: invasió, dispersió, desestructuració i finalment marginació. En la primera part del treball es planteja el marc teòric de la investigació a través de la relació que existeix entre les relacions de parentiu i la identitat ètnica en el cas dels Aborígens Australians i com l'antropologia s'ha aproximat a aquesta relació. L'anàlisi bibliogràfic porta a concloure que la decreixent importància que la literatura antropològica més recent atribueix al parentiu en el procés de construcció identitària dels Aborígens Australians es deu tant als canvis que s'han produït en la pròpia teoria antropològica del parentiu, com als canvis que s'han donat en la forma d'organitzar les relacions de parentiu en el cas dels aborígens, com a les modificacions dels trets culturals que se seleccionen per a la construcció de la identitat aborigen. Han canviat alguns aspectes del contingut i de la forma del parentiu però persisteix com a element ideològic important en el manteniment d'un sentiment identitari aborigen. Sobretot els aspectes més tradicionals de les relacions de parentiu. En la segona part, s'analitzen els principals canvis i permanències que s'han donat en la manera d'organitzar les relacions de parentiu a Jambun:- Pautes que pràcticament han desaparegut: l'estil de vida de la selva; les cerimònies d'iniciació; les pautes d'aparellament com la poliginia, el levirat i el sororat; les seccions i el matrimoni preferencial (MeBSD) i, les relacions d'evitació.- Pautes que es mantenen sense massa variacions respecte el passat: viure amb i entre parents; l'hospitalitat la reciprocitat i la mobilitat dins del parentiu; l'enculturació de la descendència segueix afectant a tot el grup; la vinculació entre persones i territori; els noms personals aborígens (conexió llèngua-parentiu-territori); la filiació patrilinial i opció matrilinial; les relacions de parentiu entre cosins paral.lels; i elreconeixement social de l'aparellament.- Pautes que se segueixen practicant amb variacions respecte la tradició: la vida al 'bush'; el control social dels 'elders'; els termes de parentiu; les creences sobre procreació; la complementarietat de les tasques domèstiques; i, els tabús d'evitació entre germans.- Pautes que representen noves incorporacions: el sistema econòmic (treball a les plantacions i dependència ajudes governamentals); les opcions matrimonials; i, noves formes d'organització familiar.Tots aquests canvis i permanències mostren quina és la realitat actual en la que es troba la comunitat de Jambun i com s'articulen les relacions de parentiu entre els seus membres. En el procés de construcció del parentiu les continuïtats des del passat representen el marc ideal de referència en el qual les noves pautes s'hi van incorporant i constitueixen la base de la seva especificitat cultural. Però la situació d'inestabilitat i marginació social i econòmica on aquestes pautes es desenvolupen amenacen la seva pròpia permanència. La dificultat principal de la continuïtat cultural de Jambun no està tant en el manteniment de pautes tradicionals, com en la seva transmissió a les noves generacions. Alhora aquesta mateixa situació marginal propicia un entorn d'autoreproducció cultural en què es rebutja la cultura dominant i es revaloritza la pròpia. / In this work, there is an approach to the cultural reality of Aboriginals in Australia in order to learn and understand the dynamics involved in relationships included in kinship. The particular cultural context selected is the Aboriginal community of Jambun, in the north-east of Queensland, a recently created community that has lived a similar historical process to that suffered by many other tribal groups all around the continent: invasion, dispersion, de-structuring, and finally marginalizing. In the first part of the thesis, the theoretical framework of the research is set up through the relation between kinship relationships and ethnic identity in the case of Australian Aboriginies, and how Anthropology has approached this relation. The bibliographical analysis leads to the conclusion that the decreasing importance given to kinship in the Australian Aboriginal process of identity construction by recent anthropological literature is due both to changes in the anthropological theory of kinship itself, and to changes in the way of organizing kinship relationships in the case of Aboriginals, as well as to modifications in cultural features selected to construct the Aboriginal identity. Some aspects of content and form in kinship have changed, but it is still an important ideological element to maintain an Aboriginal identity feeling. Particularly, the most traditional aspects in kinship relationships. In the second part, the main changes and continuities that have taken place in the way of organizing kinship relationships in Jambun are analysed: - Almost extinguished patterns: rain forest lifestyle; initiation ceremonies; mating patterns as polygyny, levirate, and sororate; sections and preferential marriage (MeBSD), and avoidance relationships.- Patterns maintained without many variations in respect of the past: living with and among relatives; hospitality, reciprocity, and mobility within kinship; enculturating descendants still concerns the whole group; link between people and land; Aboriginal personal names (connection language-kinship-land); patrilineal filiation and matrilineal option; kinship relationships between parallel cousins; and social recognition of mating.- Patterns still in use with some variations in respect of tradition: life in the bush; social control by the elders; kinship terms; beliefs about procreation; complementariness of domestic life; and avoidance taboos among siblings.- Patterns that represent new incorporations: economic system (working in plantations and dependence on governmental subsidies); marriage options; and new ways of family organization.All these changes and continuities show what is the current reality of the community of Jambun and how the kinship relationships are articulated among all its members. In the process of kinship construction, continuities from the past represent the ideal frame of reference, into which new patterns are incorporated and constitute the base of their cultural specificity. But the situation of instability and social and economic marginalization where these patterns develop threatens their own continuity. The main difficulty for cultural continuity in Jambun is not so much maintaining traditional patterns, but transmitting them to new generations. At the same time, this marginal situation enables a cultural self-reproducing environment where the mainstream culture is rejected and their own culture is revalued.

The Tiwi are the indigenous people of the Tiwi Islands, located off the Northern Territory mainland. In 1919, as a unique and distinct people they appeared to be in a position to maintain their identity, to resist absorption into western culture and to avoid some of the serious social problems that came to affect some other Indigenous communities. While aspects of the Tiwi culture and lifestyle were gradually modified or abandoned through contact with outside societies between 1919 and 2000, other traits remained strong or were strengthened. These included their relationship with the land, the local language, dancing and singing, and adoption customs. Forms of visual art, some introduced, brought fame to the Tiwi. Government policies on Indigenous matters changed dramatically over the twentieth century. The earlier ones, including assimilation programmes were discriminatory and restrictive. Later approaches to Aboriginal and Islander welfare, including land rights, had significant consequences for the Islanders, some beneficial, others detrimental in nature. From the 1970s, the departure of resident missionaries and government officers from the islands led to an influx of private European employees. The exposure to these people added to that which the Tiwi experienced as they travelled far beyond their islands. After 1972, the policies of self-determination and, then, self-management placed enormous strains on the Tiwi as they strove to meet the requirements of government, private enterprise and the wider society. New forms of land and local government controls replaced the law of the elders. A younger, western-educated generation now spoke on behalf of the people. Ultimately, under the influence of outside pressures, degrees of socio-cultural absorption occurred in the islands even though the official policy of assimilation had been abandoned. Fortunately, the strong identity of the Tiwi ensured a level of social cohesion capable of combating full assimilation into a wholly western lifestyle. / Doctor of Philosophy

This thesis seeks to understand the historical factors that contributed to Aboriginal workers being included in pastoral industry unions as comrades, or treated as competitors with white unionists for jobs and income. It explores the changing characteristics and nature of Australian Workers union (AWU) and North Australian Workers Union (NAWU) relations with Aboriginal workers, and internal union and external factors affecting these relations. It challenges long held views that unions excluded Aboriginal workers simply because of the racism of white members and automatically included them when there was a union leadership commitment to class solidarity regardless of race. / Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2007.

This thesis draws on the documentary historical record to examine the interactions between the indigenous Larrakia people and the white settlers in the colonial township of Darwin between the years 1869 and 1911. The colonial recognition of the Larrakia as the traditional owners of lands in the Darwin region and the historical question of their land rights is discussed in some detail. Rather than seeing interactions between the Larrakia and the colonisers as polarised into either accommodation or resistance, this thesis looks at various interactions to highlight the complexities of the encounter. One of the more complex of their interactions was the negotiation of what is best described as an abstruse alliance which benefited both the Larrakia and the colonisers in various ways. The colonisation of the Darwin region had a considerable impact on the Larrakia people's ability to live on their country as they had done prior to the invasion. This thesis seeks to understand the negotiations, compromises and decisions the Larrakia made to survive in their changing landscape. Another complexity that is highlighted in this thesis is the tension within the white settler population about how to deal with what was presented as the 'Aboriginal problem'. This thesis shows that the ideology of compensating Aboriginal people for having invaded their land and undermining their means of subsistence was understood and condoned by the colonisers. The distribution of government rations, the allocation of reserves and the ongoing recognition of the Larrakia's right to be within the township were all ways that some colonisers attempted to compensate Aborigines for invading their land. This thesis shows that while the Larrakia people were recognised as the prior occupants of Darwin and, as such, accorded a distinct status within the township in the whole period under study, the colonisers ultimately failed to give tangible expression to the Larrakia's land rights.

Enshrined by cricket history, the 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England has become popularly established as a uniquely benign public transaction in the history of contact between Aborigines, pastoralist settlers and British colonialism. Embraced by two Australian Prime Ministers and celebrated by a commemorative Aboriginal tour, film documentaries, museum displays, poetry, creative fiction, sporting histories, special edition prints and a national advertising campaign for the centenary of Australian federation, the zeal for commemoration has overwhelmed critical enquiry. Incorporating some critical interpretations of the tour which are current in Aboriginal discourse, this re-examination subjects the tour to approaches commonly applied to other aspects of Aboriginal history and relations between colonialism and indigenous peoples. Although it is misleadingly understood simply as a cricket tour, the primitivist displays of Aboriginal weaponry during the 1868 Aboriginal tour of Britain were more appealing to spectators than their cricketing displays. Viewed solely within the prism of sport or against policies leading to extermination, dispersal and segregation of Aborigines, there is little basis for comparative analysis of the tour. But when it is considered in the context of displays of race and commodified exhibitions of primitive peoples and cultures, particularly those taken from peripheries to the centre of empire, it is no longer unique or inexplicable either as a form of cultural display, a set of inter-racial relations, or a complex of indigenous problems and opportunities. This study re-examines the tour as a part of European racial ideology and established practices of bringing exotic races to Britain for sporting, scientific and popular forms of display. It considers the options and actions of the Aboriginal performers in the light of power relations between colonial settlers and dispossessed indigenous peoples. Their lives are examined as a specific form of indentured labour subjected to time discipline, racial expectations of white audiences and managerial control by enterpreneuurs seeking to profit from the novelty of Aborigines in Britain. Comparative studies of Maori and Native American performers taken to Britain in the mid¬Victorian era flesh out sparse documentation of the Aboriginal experience in an alien environment. Elements of James Scott's methodology of hidden and public transcripts are utilised to identify the sources of concealed tensions and discontents. A detailed study of the two best known 1868 tourists, Dick-a-Dick and Johnny Mullagh, considers two strategies by which Aborigines confronted by a situation of acute disadvantage used their developed performance skills and knowledge of European racial preconceptions in partially successful attempts to satisfy their emotional and material needs and further Aboriginal goals. Finally, the disjunctions between commemoration and critical history are resolved by suggesting that the 1868 tour and its performers deserve to be commemorated as pioneers in the practice of recontextualisng and popularising Aboriginal culture in the western metropolis.

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