Numeracy and Indigenous Education

Research, commentaries and reports

Issues in teaching mathematics to Aboriginal students
By Peter Howard and Bob Perry (2006)

Aboriginal Students and Numeracy
Report to the AETC by Paul Watson, Gary Partington, Jan Gray and Les Mack, (2006)

Supporting Indigenous students achievement in numeracy
Report to DEST (2005)

An Indigenous Perspective on Mathematics Contextualisation in a Pre-school: From Safety to Empowerment
By Leesa Watego (2005)

Young white teachers’ perceptions of mathematics learning of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal students in remote communities
By Cooper, Tom J and Baturo, Annette R and Warren, Elizabeth and Doig, Shani M (2004)

Achieving positive outcomes in numeracy for Indigenous students
By Rebecca Cronin, Chris Sarra & Nicola Yelland, (2004)

Research into the numeracy development of Aboriginal students: Implications for the NSW K-10 Mathematics Syllabus
By Tracey Frigo & Lee Simpson (2001)

Resources and Teaching Strategies to Support Aboriginal Children’s Numeracy Learning: A review of the literature
By Tracey Frigo (1999)

Improving Numeracy for Indigenous Students in Secondary Schools
By Rosemary Callingham and Patrick Griffin

Numeracy development of Indigenous students: An introduction to research.
By Debbie Effthymiades, Will Morony and Josie Roberts (2000)

Messages for Minority Groups in Australia from International Studies.
Greenwood, L., Frigo, T., & Hughes, P. (2002)