Research that underpins the Culturally Nourishing Schooling project has been published in a special issue of the journal Australian Educational Researcher (AER).
CNS researchers including Chief Investigator Associate Professor Kevin Lowe, Professor Cathie Burgess and Dr Sara Weuffen have authored papers in the Special Issue - Aboriginal Voices: The state of Aboriginal student experiences in Australian secondary school project.
The papers are part of the Aboriginal Voices project, which included systematic reviews on 10 major topics affecting the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
“These new papers resulted from interviews with over 100 Aboriginal students and their parents, Aboriginal educators, teachers and school principals,” said A/Prof Lowe.
“The focus of these investigations was how students, parents and their teachers understood and reacted to underpinning community and media discourses about student success at school, parent and community interest in schooling and teachers perceived abilities to meet the needs of these students."
The first paper situates the context of the Aboriginal Voices: The state of Aboriginal student experiences in Australian secondary school project in the wider context of First Nations educational research.
While the other papers within the special issue contribute towards developing a more nuanced, research-informed, and deeper understanding of the current state of Aboriginal education in Australia from the voices of those at the coalface.