The Australian Government consistently reports the lack of progress in relation to improving educational outcomes for Indigenous Australians. Poor educational outcomes for young people leads to social justice and economic issues for Australia. This project aims to offer new and innovative ways of investigating a persistent problem through unlocking the complex interactions between communities, schools and policy makers with a focus on co-design. Through development of foundational research knowledge the project seeks to provide innovative solutions to address the current barriers for improvement in Indigenous educational outcomes. The research project expects to involve significant engagement and translation activities including community forums and policy roundtables to engage key stakeholders. These activities are expected to lead to the co-construction of new knowledge and ways of working with Indigenous peoples through co-design that can potentially impact on the social, cultural and economic national interest and seek to significantly improve the outcomes for Indigenous young people.
Indigenous education policy, practice and research: unravelling the tangled web.
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