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PART A: Background information

1.Please advise at which University you are employed:

2.Please indicate, at which campus you undertake the majority of your work:

3.Location

Indigenous Support Centre

Indigenous Education Program

Faculty

Other

6.Sex

Male

Female

5.Indigenous Australian

Yes

No

6.Are you employed:

Full time

Part time

Permanent

Casual

7.Level of appointment (please describe):

8.Academic qualifications:

9.How are you involved with Indigenous students within the University?

Teaching undergraduate level courses

Teaching/supervising post graduate students

Counselling/supporting students

Providing other support services to Indigenous students

Research in relation to Indigenous issues

Other

PART B: Views on Indigenous Support Centres

10.How effectively do you believe the ISC undertakes its current role in relation to ensuring:

Access, retention and success of Indigenous students

Indigenous involvement and influence in the institution’s decision making processes

the teaching and learning conducted by the Faculties

Indigenous presence on the campus

Indigenous knowledge and cross cultural understanding throughout the University, including Indigenous content in mainstream academic courses

Any comments you would like to make in relation to your response above?

11.What do you believe is the best initiative for Indigenous Student Support on this campus? Why?

12.What factors facilitate or hinder successful outcomes for Indigenous students, Indigenous research students and early career researchers?

Facilitating factors

For Indigenous students generally

For indigenous research students

For early career researchers

Hindering factors

For Indigenous students generally

For indigenous research students

For early career researchers

13.What do you see as the major issues influencing the academic achievement of Indigenous students at present?

14.How can the Support Centre best work to support students to address these issues?

15.How effective are current relationships between the ISC and other areas of the University (e.g. university administration, faculties) in supporting Indigenous students? Why is this the case?

16.Any comments you would like to make about the operation of the Support Centre (e.g. ISC purpose, operational aspects, staffing levels, resources available, services offered, facilities etc)?

17.Any suggestions for enhancing the future effectiveness and efficiency of the Support Centre operations?

18.Any other issues you would like to raise in relation to the ISC?

Thank you for your assistance.



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