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Education, Indigenous Culture and Knowledge, Sport and Recreation andYouth and Community.The course commenced in 1998 with 40 students from both indigenousand non-indigenous backgrounds. Its objectives are to provide anenvironment for indigenous and non-indigenous students that isrespectful and democratic, and to promote reconciliation (between thetwo communities) at the local level.Staff of the University travel to the location each week, or on alternateweeks. Subjects are integrated as much as possible around learningoutcomes. Distance learning techniques involving informationtechnology are being introduced. It is claimed that visible progress inlearning is occurring with students interacting and learning from eachother. Tension between indigenous and non-indigenous communities inAustralia means that there is a need to ensure both strong links betweenthe university and the community, and respect for the indigenouscommunity.ContactList of Projects by CountryNeil Hooley, School of Education, Victoria University of Technology, FootscrayPark Campus, PO Box 14428 MCMC, Melbourne 8001, Tel: 61-3-9688-4407, Fax: 61-3-9688-4646, Email: Neil.Hooley@vu.edu.auBANGLADESH4. Gonosahajjo Sangstha Schools ProjectPrimary education in Bangladesh is hampered by many factors. Theyinclude:• social attitudes and beliefs that favour the conventional system ofrote learning• lack of conceptual understanding of quality education and its linkswith child-centred learning• syllabus and curriculum that lack challenge• lack of appropriate and sustainable teacher training and teacher aids• a supervisory system that is not sustained through communityinvolvement and participation, but is directed from the top down.List of Projects by Country © 25