Indigenous Education
In July 2015 Scots was awarded a prestigious and highly competitive Linkage grant by the Australian Research Council to conduct a study of the effectiveness of the Indigenous Education program at the College in partnership with the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education at the Australian Catholic University.
Under the leadership of Professor Rhonda Craven, Director of the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education and a highly accomplished researcher specialising in Indigenous Studies, social justice, and educational psychology, this project will quantitatively and qualitatively explore the impact of Indigenous boarding programs at a number of Australian schools.
‘There is a revolution in Australian education whereby private boarding schools are actively enabling Indigenous students to reap the rewards of a quality education,’ Professor Craven said. ‘While there is anecdotal evidence suggesting that these programs have long-term and far-reaching effects for the students that extend to Indigenous communities, non-Indigenous peers and the whole school community, the actual impact of and pathways through which these benefits are achieved is unknown. Our research will address this,’ said Professor Craven.
The study commenced in 2016 and aims to deliver final reports in 2019.
Read more about the project by clicking on the research brief or watching an overview below.
Under the leadership of Professor Rhonda Craven, Director of the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education and a highly accomplished researcher specialising in Indigenous Studies, social justice, and educational psychology, this project will quantitatively and qualitatively explore the impact of Indigenous boarding programs at a number of Australian schools.
‘There is a revolution in Australian education whereby private boarding schools are actively enabling Indigenous students to reap the rewards of a quality education,’ Professor Craven said. ‘While there is anecdotal evidence suggesting that these programs have long-term and far-reaching effects for the students that extend to Indigenous communities, non-Indigenous peers and the whole school community, the actual impact of and pathways through which these benefits are achieved is unknown. Our research will address this,’ said Professor Craven.
The study commenced in 2016 and aims to deliver final reports in 2019.
Read more about the project by clicking on the research brief or watching an overview below.
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