Building capacity through action research curricula reviews |
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| Authors: | Vanessa Lee Priscilla Robinson |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;2. School of Public Health and Human Biosciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia |
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| Abstract: | In Australia, graduates of Master of Public Health (MPH) programmes are expected to achieve a set of core competencies, including a subset that is specifically related to Indigenous health. This paper reports on the methods utilised in a project which was designed using action research to strengthen Indigenous public health curricula within MPH programmes at Australian universities. This aim is achieved through the use of three interlinked ‘action–reflection’ cycles, involving individual Indigenous public health academics who, through their membership in a scholarly network, have undertaken a series of curriculum reviews, which have in turn influenced organisational change in universities. The project results demonstrated how action research can successfully strengthen Indigenous public health curricula. |
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| Keywords: | action–reflection research capacity building curriculum development Indigenous health education |
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