RESEARCH CO-ORDINATOR'S MESSAGE Associate Professor Daryle Rigney Bachelor of Education (Secondary) SACAE Master of Education (Curriculum Leadership) UniSA Yunggorendi First Nations Centre for Higher Education and Research

In the language of the Kaurna people, YUNGGORENDI means "to impart knowledge, to communicate, to inform".

The Yunggorendi First Nations Centre for Higher Education and Research at Flinders University offers research expertise across a wide range of contemporary issues for Indigenous people. We take seriously the challenge of contributing to better outcomes for Indigenous peoples in all aspects of society and the economy. In doing this Yunggorendi recognises that defining and addressing research problems from the Indigenous experience of them requires the building of Indigenous capacity. Building Indigenous research capacity, enhancing capability and strengthening research links will be the central strategic focus for Yunggorendi First Nations Centre for the period 2008-2012.

Flinders University, the Yunggorendi First Nations Centre and its staff are committed to improving the usefulness of research to Indigenous people by involving Indigenous peoples and communities in the design, carrying out and evaluation of research. Consultation, negotiation and resourcing are important elements in developing processes to determine research priorities and benefits to support engaged, dialogic and transformative research. Yunggorendi believes there are clear linkages between research, community development and social change.

 

Further Information:

 

Research Ethics

 

Research Grants and Resources

 

Post Graduate Research

 

 

Contact Yunggorendi on email yunggorendi@flinders.edu.au

 

Updated 18/07/2008