Onsman, Andrys
Andrys Onsman is the co-ordinator of academic development programs in the Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching in Monash University, Australia. He has a particular interest in global indigenous education. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Tasmania.
2010 0-7734-3799-1This book critically considers the current trend to global interactivity in the area of Higher Education and asks the question who is all this mobility meant to profit? Drawing a distinction between educational effectiveness and educational efficiency it argues strongly that the focus on student learning ought not to be lost in the international progression towards corporate universities.
Price: $219.95
2004 0-7734-6505-7
Price: $179.95
2014 0-7734-4320-7
The book traces how Tasmanian Aboriginal people were represented in the past and the political exploitation of their resistance to British settler onslaught as a means to negate their claims for recognition as traditional owners of Tasmania.
Contribution to Scholarship: A new look at how one of the most influential portrayals of Tasmanian Aboriginal people, the one put forward in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, has changed from simply reflecting an academic idea to becoming pro-active in presenting contemporary images : a change that began when the museum employed an Aboriginal curator to manage its collection.
Price: $249.95