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Researching in the ‘Cultural Interface’: Working Between Non-indigenous and Indigenous Research Paradigms

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What is an appropriate structure for reporting a study of Indigenous education which employs Structural Equation Modelling as a primary method of analysis as a means to understand and explore the role of culture in the educational environment as a facilitator of improved student outcomes?

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Hicks, D., O’Dowd, M., Corbett, M. (2018). Researching in the ‘Cultural Interface’: Working Between Non-indigenous and Indigenous Research Paradigms. In: Kember, D., Corbett, M. (eds) Structuring the Thesis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0511-5_10

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