By limiting the syllabus to events post-1788, the NSW Education Standards Authority indirectly sends students the message that Australia’s ‘history’ began at colonisation.
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In a new project, we are talking to Aboriginal high school students and teachers to understand how to encourage more Aboriginal people to become teachers in the Northern Territory.
‘Closing the gap’ frames Indigenous education as a problem. In a new study, researchers talked to Indigenous educators about what excellence looks like in their schools.
Indigenous education provides all students with a rich and well-rounded knowledge of Australia’s history. However research shows Indigenous teachers are scarce and poorly supported.
Culturally safe spaces are pivotal in the academic success of First Nations students.
There has been an increase in Australian Indigenous students enrolling in university in the last 10 years, and we need to provide them with tutors to keep them there.
Research shows many concepts are best learned in the language that the learner understands.
For the past 30 years, this Indigenous owned and controlled school has been quietly achieving results. Here’s what the school board president says is behind their success.
Despite improvements to their content over time, secondary school history textbooks still imply that ‘real’ Australians are white.
Indigenous peoples have very little power when it comes to education policy. Goals, targets and strategies are instead set by the government.
Indigenous students who graduate from university have slightly higher full-time employment prospects than their non-Indigenous peers.
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