Pegs or Holes as the Focus of Change: Indigenous Students and Institutions of Higher Education (original) (raw)

In seeking to provide 'a fair chance for all', institutions of higher education have in recent years encouraged applications from members of under-represe nted groups. Institutional responses to their presence have in the main consisted of providing support to help these students 'fit in'. The need to consider ways in which institutions can change in order to become more inclusive of this expanded, diversified clientele, rather than seeking to change the students, is highlighted in this paper, which discusses, in particular, institutional influences on the successful participation of Australian Indigenous students in higher education in South Australia.