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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published August 2011 3134 subscribers Subscribe Now In this issue: Research Conference special edition Respect and research key to Indigenous educational success Closing the gap not enough Education systems must bridge Indigenous and Western worlds Education key to improving Indigenous health and life expectancy Community input needed to improve Indigenous student engagement Successful post-school transitions for Indigenous youth Focus on primary school key to closing the gap ACER Update Research Conference special edition The articles in this edition of ACER eNews are based on papers presented to Research Conference 2011 on the theme Indigenous Education: Pathways to success, held in Darwin from 7-9 August. Respect and research key to Indigenous educational success Australia can achieve sustainable education outcomes for Indigenous students through changes in attitudes and teaching practices, Charles Sturt University’s Foundation Chair of Indigenous Studies Professor Jeannie Herbert told the Australian Council for Educational Research annual conference on Monday 8 August 2011. Professor Herbert said that all Australians needed to make a concerted effort to create more positive attitudes toward education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Continue reading » Closing the gap not enough Closing the current gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous student outcomes is not enough, and planning must prevent a future digital divide from developing, Adelaide University Dean of Aboriginal Education Professor Lester-Irabinna Rigney told delegates to the ACER Research Conference in Darwin earlier this month. “Current education policy, with good cause, is firmly fixed on closing education gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. Meanwhile, however, schools which already teach 21st-century skills are moving further ahead,” Professor Rigney said. Continue reading » Education systems must bridge Indigenous and Western worlds Education for Indigenous students must complement, not overwrite, Indigenous wisdom and values, a Canadian expert told delegates to the ACER Research Conference on 9 August. Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledge and Learning Professor Lorna Williams, of the University of Victoria, British Columbia, drew parallels between the education of Indigenous peoples in Canada and Australia. Continue reading » Education key to improving Indigenous health and life expectancy Collaboration between education and health systems is necessary to break the cycle of disadvantage for many Indigenous Australians, experts told delegates to the Australian Council for Educational Research annual conference in Darwin on Tuesday 9 August. Professors Jonathan Carapetis and Sven Silburn of the Menzies School of Health Research spoke on the factors influencing educational outcomes for Indigenous students and their implications for planning and practice in the Northern Territory. Continue reading » Community input needed to improve Indigenous student engagement A focus on engagement, attendance and retention could help improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) researchers Dr Sarah Buckley and Ms Stephanie Armstrong told delegates to the ACER Research Conference on 9 August. “We know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students on average have a lower level of participation in education than non-Aboriginal Australians, but we need to know more about why,” Ms Armstrong said. Continue reading » Successful post-school transitions for Indigenous youth Approaches to improving education for Indigenous students should take a bottom-up approach, building on successful classroom and community programs to inform policy, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) researchers Justin Brown and Gina Milgate told delegates to the ACER Research Conference on Monday 8 August. Brown and Milgate, whose presentation to the conference focused on successful post-school transitions for Indigenous youth, said that community engagement and input were vital. Continue reading » Focus on primary school key to closing the gap Understanding why some Indigenous students perform well in primary school and others do not could be the key to improving education for all students, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) research fellow Dr Kate Reid told delegates to the recent ACER Research in Darwin. Dr Reid reported on the Longitudinal Literacy and Numeracy Study for Indigenous Students. Continue reading » ACER Update Two way teaching and learning key to educational equity A new title from ACER Press, Two Way Teaching and Learning: Towards culturally reflective and relevant education, was officially launched at the ACER annual Research Conference in Darwin on 7 August. Research Conference 2011, on the theme Indigenous Education: Pathways to success, was a fitting place to launch the book, which focuses on policy issues, strategies to improve outcomes for Indigenous students, and ways in which people of different cultures can learn from each other. In Two Way Teaching and Learning, co-editors Hannah Rachel Bell, ACER Principal Research Fellow Dr Nola Purdie and ACER Indigenous Liaison Officer Gina Milgate highlight the overriding need for Australian people and educational systems to better engage with communities and elders in order to address the underlying issues that face Indigenous people from socially and culturally diverse backgrounds. Two Way Teaching and Learning is published by ACER Press (2011). Print copies can be purchased from the ACER Online Shop at https://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/A5207BK or by contacting customer service on 1800 338 402 or via email on .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Conference proceedings available online Research Conference 2011 focused on what we can learn from research about creating and sustaining positive educational outcomes for Indigenous students. Presenters highlighted the conditions, contexts, curriculum, pedagogy and practices that establish pathways to success for Indigenous students. The full proceedings from the conference as well as presentation slides from some speakers are available from the Research Conference website http://www.acer.edu.au/conference Research Conference 2012 Research Conference 2012 will take place in Sydney on the theme of Teaching and Learning Literacy in the 21st Century. The conference will take place from 26-28 August at the Sydney Convention Centre. Further information about Research Conference 2012 will be posted to the conference website as it becomes available.
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Research Conference special edition

The articles in this edition of ACER eNews are based on papers presented to Research Conference 2011 on the theme Indigenous Education: Pathways to success, held in Darwin from 7-9 August.

Respect and research key to Indigenous educational success

Australia can achieve sustainable education outcomes for Indigenous students through changes in attitudes and teaching practices, Charles Sturt University’s Foundation Chair of Indigenous Studies Professor Jeannie Herbert told the Australian Council for Educational Research annual conference on Monday 8 August 2011.

Professor Herbert said that all Australians needed to make a concerted effort to create more positive attitudes toward education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Closing the gap not enough

Closing the current gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous student outcomes is not enough, and planning must prevent a future digital divide from developing, Adelaide University Dean of Aboriginal Education Professor Lester-Irabinna Rigney told delegates to the ACER Research Conference in Darwin earlier this month.

“Current education policy, with good cause, is firmly fixed on closing education gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children. Meanwhile, however, schools which already teach 21st-century skills are moving further ahead,” Professor Rigney said.

Education systems must bridge Indigenous and Western worlds

Education for Indigenous students must complement, not overwrite, Indigenous wisdom and values, a Canadian expert told delegates to the ACER Research Conference on 9 August.

Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledge and Learning Professor Lorna Williams, of the University of Victoria, British Columbia, drew parallels between the education of Indigenous peoples in Canada and Australia.

Education key to improving Indigenous health and life expectancy

Collaboration between education and health systems is necessary to break the cycle of disadvantage for many Indigenous Australians, experts told delegates to the Australian Council for Educational Research annual conference in Darwin on Tuesday 9 August.

Professors Jonathan Carapetis and Sven Silburn of the Menzies School of Health Research spoke on the factors influencing educational outcomes for Indigenous students and their implications for planning and practice in the Northern Territory.

Community input needed to improve Indigenous student engagement

A focus on engagement, attendance and retention could help improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) researchers Dr Sarah Buckley and Ms Stephanie Armstrong told delegates to the ACER Research Conference on 9 August.

“We know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students on average have a lower level of participation in education than non-Aboriginal Australians, but we need to know more about why,” Ms Armstrong said.

Successful post-school transitions for Indigenous youth

Approaches to improving education for Indigenous students should take a bottom-up approach, building on successful classroom and community programs to inform policy, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) researchers Justin Brown and Gina Milgate told delegates to the ACER Research Conference on Monday 8 August.

Brown and Milgate, whose presentation to the conference focused on successful post-school transitions for Indigenous youth, said that community engagement and input were vital.

Focus on primary school key to closing the gap

Understanding why some Indigenous students perform well in primary school and others do not could be the key to improving education for all students, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) research fellow Dr Kate Reid told delegates to the recent ACER Research in Darwin.

Dr Reid reported on the Longitudinal Literacy and Numeracy Study for Indigenous Students.

ACER Update

Two way teaching and learning key to educational equity

A new title from ACER Press, Two Way Teaching and Learning: Towards culturally reflective and relevant education, was officially launched at the ACER annual Research Conference in Darwin on 7 August.

Research Conference 2011, on the theme Indigenous Education: Pathways to success, was a fitting place to launch the book, which focuses on policy issues, strategies to improve outcomes for Indigenous students, and ways in which people of different cultures can learn from each other.

In Two Way Teaching and Learning, co-editors Hannah Rachel Bell, ACER Principal Research Fellow Dr Nola Purdie and ACER Indigenous Liaison Officer Gina Milgate highlight the overriding need for Australian people and educational systems to better engage with communities and elders in order to address the underlying issues that face Indigenous people from socially and culturally diverse backgrounds.

Two Way Teaching and Learning is published by ACER Press (2011). Print copies can be purchased from the ACER Online Shop at https://shop.acer.edu.au/acer-shop/product/A5207BK or by contacting customer service on 1800 338 402 or via email on .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Conference proceedings available online

Research Conference 2011 focused on what we can learn from research about creating and sustaining positive educational outcomes for Indigenous students. Presenters highlighted the conditions, contexts, curriculum, pedagogy and practices that establish pathways to success for Indigenous students. The full proceedings from the conference as well as presentation slides from some speakers are available from the Research Conference website http://www.acer.edu.au/conference

Research Conference 2012

Research Conference 2012 will take place in Sydney on the theme of Teaching and Learning Literacy in the 21st Century. The conference will take place from 26-28 August at the Sydney Convention Centre. Further information about Research Conference 2012 will be posted to the conference website as it becomes available.

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