Characteristics of successful schools for Indigenous students' achievement

Start date

2016

End date

2021

Research partner(s)

Australian Catholic University

Six school profiles highlighting the drivers of success for each school has been developed and provided to the schools. Each of these profiles will be used to write an article for a high ranked journal. The first article focuses on remote schools and is in preparation for submission to a high ranked journal. In addition, lead CI Dillon conducted interviews in additional schools in remote Aboriginal communities and submitted a report to The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Key to achieving success for Indigenous students is good school leadership that connects with community and incorporates local Indigenous culture into the curriculum.

Output(s)

What are the success factors for schools in remote Indigenous communities?

Type

Journal article

Authors

Dillon, A., Riley, P., Filardi, N., Franklin, A., Horwood, M., McMullan, J., Craven, R. G. & Schellekens, M.

Publisher

British Educational Research Journal

Publication date

Not listed.

Rights notice

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

© 2024 The Authors. British Educational Research Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Educational Research Association.

File

British Educational Res J - 2024 - Dillon - What are the success factors for schools in remote Indigenous communities.pdf

Link

https://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/berj.3962

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Community / Language group(s)

Project contact(s)

Dr Anthony Dillon

anthony.dillon@acu.edu.au

Researcher(s)

Dr Anthony Dillon
Philip Riley
Professor Robert Vallerand

Supporting partner(s)

Complete

Yes

Start date

2016

End date 2021

Topic(s)

Closing the Gap focus

Funder(s)

Organisation(s)

Not listed

Indigenous involvement

Indigenous involvement notes

Dr Anthony Dillon is an academic and commentator on Indigenous affairs. He identifies as both Aboriginal and Australian.

Two researchers (one of whom was Indigenous) travelled to each remote community and conducted interviews. Having both an Indigenous and a non-Indigenous researcher benefited this research, providing guidance on Indigenous and westernised research methodologies, respectively, creating a synergy through the research process.

Characteristics of successful schools for Indigenous students' achievement

Output(s)

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