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Conference presentation
From Collaboration to Impact: Building Capacity and Research Partnerships in Fiji
Oceania and Indigenous Trans-national Methods and Practices symposium. (Orange, NSW, 11/09/2025–12/09/2025)
12/09/2025
Abstract
The conference presentation began with an overview of the New Colombo Plan, which supports international experiences for Australian students, and focused on a key initiative aimed at developing cultural competency in Teacher Education students through a four-week teaching practicum in Fiji. The program emphasised immersive, context-based learning, allowing pre-service teachers to engage meaningfully with local communities and educational systems. This initiative fostered positive partnerships between Australian and Fijian university institutions. Central to this collaboration was the co-development of culturally responsive Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum materials, supporting both teacher training and sustainable education outcomes in the region.
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- Title
- From Collaboration to Impact: Building Capacity and Research Partnerships in Fiji
- Creators
- Lana McCarthy - Southern Cross University
- Conference
- Oceania and Indigenous Trans-national Methods and Practices symposium. (Orange, NSW, 11/09/2025–12/09/2025)
- Identifiers
- 991013322328202368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation