Learning Preferences of Some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students in the Veterinary Program

A.L. Barnes

doi:10.1017/S1326011100001241

Authors

A.L. Barnes Murdoch University

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https://doi.org/10.1017/S1326011100001241

Abstract

In 1989, a Professional Education Program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (PEPA) was established at Murdoch University in Western Australia, to encourage the participation, retention and success of Indigenous Australians in studying for and qualifying as Veterinarians.

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