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On the other side of the rabbit proof fence: decolonizing social work education - a framework for change

Michelle Mossa College of Health and Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Roslyn Rowenb Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Darwin, Northern Territory, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7445-8351
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Anthony Duwun Leea College of Health and Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Pages 862-878 | Received 15 Jul 2021, Accepted 08 Nov 2022, Published online: 21 Nov 2022

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