Politicians talk about how they want to see more Indigenous graduates but we don’t often hear from Indigenous students about their experiences. New research talks to four young Indigenous men.
- Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
We conducted research with 48 first-in-family students over the course of three years as they made the transition from secondary school to university. Here’s what they told us about their experience.
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One in three professional parents with children under 16 has moved their family to a new area solely because of the quality of its schools – and nearly a fifth have moved to be in a specific school’s catchment…
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