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Greer Johnson; Bev Flückiger – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2022
This paper presents a single-site case study to explicate some of the issues that relate to developing a genuine and successful role for Indigenous education workers (IEWs) especially those who reside in remote Australian communities. It draws attention to the lost opportunities for agency and leadership in culturally relevant literacy teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family School Relationship, School Community Relationship, Community Involvement
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Anderson, Robyn – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2012
The current study considers grade repetition rates in the early years of school, Preparatory (Prep) to Year 3, in Queensland state schools, of which there is a significant gap in the Australian research literature. Data accessed from the Queensland Government's Department of Education and Training (DET), shows that particular groups of students…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Educationally Disadvantaged, Grade Repetition, Foreign Countries
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Sarra, Grace – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2008
Cherbourg State School is some 300 kilometres northwest of Brisbane. It is situated in an Aboriginal community at Cherbourg with approximately 250 students, all of whom are Indigenous Australian children. Cherbourg State School aims to generate good academic outcomes for its students from kindergarten to Year 7 and nurture a strong and positive…
Descriptors: State Schools, Indigenous Populations, Cultural Context, Change Strategies
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Michaelson, Matthew Thomas – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2006
Education Queensland's Remote Area Incentives Scheme (RAIS) is intended to provide financial and other benefits to teachers who choose to accept employment in undesirable locations in the state. On paper, this scheme claims that remoteness from an urban centre is the foremost measure of a school's undesirability. However, the percentage of…
Descriptors: State Schools, Indigenous Populations, Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries