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appmach r&acling sludm pa~aonal, spiritual, m, and e m a l weil
Mg. ACmg the country them wem i n d i i that aludent service
profmianah, bawssn red tap and WMimaVcornmunRy pal'tics.
warn eltempling to pvide suppmi smim in a hobtic manner.
RegicnaUy, rervia, variabon may hsve varied due to funding, staff
allocation, staff training, studsnt demands and misrion statrmm of university
and Aboriginal communities.
Age is a vaW that mwaM m e diflerences in student preferences for
service?l. M g a of the age what using he setvices should dictate
pmvision. Sinca the majnity of the identiM useta of Ahoriginal student
riONirm were typicany 'olderthan avow', the smpe of Mlv*e delivery should
fOCu(l on issues that m older than average learners. Fuexampk. the
oldsr-than-avwage Aboriginal sIudM lifie aapnrienms iMuene their
ewctations ofsawkas, Mi muld be incorpaated in(o tm as- of a
holisfictheciy. While Pew 6 Henry (1691) Iceused on the devslopnant ofa
child's d-m W n tm contexl of the Hfe W, their message can be
applied to an older populsbon. Eeing tiented with mutual respad and
~ncouraganentthmugh praise, ack-emcmt, aWmcialDn and admiration
for 01's cotWuWu ccliasl and mm could be devew as a
dimemian ofa holistic modal fa Ahoriginal atuant rervicer poviaion.
Camor couneng and academk Iranai(ion pognms wen (wo services
identilid by all age gmup and therefom, should be midered the f w m n of