Changing the Conversation: Indigenous Education

Changing the Conversation: Indigenous Education Sharing ideas and activities that shift the focus on Indigenous identity and education outcomes in Australia - from deficit to strength.

Deficit discourse is a way of discussing or thinking about Aboriginal identity with a focus on problems or deficiency, and is influenced by ideas of race which often reflect negatively on Aboriginal capacities. This project explores the nature and prevalence of deficit in the discussion and consideration of ‘Aboriginality’ and the relationship between deficit discourse and outcomes for Aboriginal people. It does so through a focus on policies, practices and attitudes within education systems – from the classroom, to the policy office – as well as examining how relevant issues are treated in the media. The project addresses a significant research gap and provides a timely and innovative assessment of whether and how a shift in discourse can produce positive outcomes for Indigenous Australians.

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Exciting times for our team recently, publishing two major reports for the Lowitja Institute! Congratulations to all inv...
08/06/2018

Exciting times for our team recently, publishing two major reports for the Lowitja Institute! Congratulations to all involved!

http://ncis.anu.edu.au/_lib/doc/ddih/Deficit_Discourse_and_Indigenous_Health_FINAL_WEB.pdf

http://ncis.anu.edu.au/_lib/doc/ddih/Deficit_Discourse_and_Strengths-based_Approaches_FINAL_WEB.pdf

http://ncis.anu.edu.au/_lib/doc/ddih/Deficit_Discourse_summary_report_WEB.pdf

Representation, discourse and identity

A very interesting radio podcast around the 'tyranny' of metrics. "Measurement isn't evil, but when used incorrectly it ...
19/02/2018

A very interesting radio podcast around the 'tyranny' of metrics.

"Measurement isn't evil, but when used incorrectly it can be destructive..."

Metric fixation: Our obsession with measurement and numbers. Music: A Walk by Tycho

This week, Benny Wilson and Melitta Hogarth presented on Strengths Based Policy Making at the Reimagining Education For...
15/11/2017

This week, Benny Wilson and Melitta Hogarth presented on Strengths Based Policy Making at the Reimagining Education For Democracy Summit. The paper was very well received, with several audience members commenting on the quality and importance of the work. Thank you to Stewart Riddle, USQ, and AARE for organising an excellent conference.

07/11/2017

A really thoughtful piece examining a Yolgnu response to government impositions on their country. Well worth a read.

JavaScript is disabled on your browser. Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page.Journal of Rural StudiesVolume 25, Issue 4, October 2009, Pages 404-413Leaching the poison – The importance of process and partnership in working with YolnguDedication: We wish to acknowledge and de...

Slowly, we all are changing the conversation.
07/11/2017

Slowly, we all are changing the conversation.

The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Board of management has this week announced that tourists will be banned from climbing Uluru from 2019. Sammy Wilson, chairman of the park board, explains why.

http://2ser.com/indigenous-education-exceeding-expectations/An excellent interview with Tess Ryan on how Indigenous chil...
05/10/2017

http://2ser.com/indigenous-education-exceeding-expectations/

An excellent interview with Tess Ryan on how Indigenous children do achieve outstanding results - despite how they are portrayed in the media. Well worth a listen.

Indigenous education is often presented in the media with a very negative connotation. However, The Murri School in Brisbane is proof that there are success stories. The school has been running for 30 years, and has far exceeded the targets the government has set. We spoke with Tess Ryan, a PhD cand...

Disappointing that this is the discourse that Indigenous children still swim in in 2017...
13/09/2017

Disappointing that this is the discourse that Indigenous children
still swim in in 2017...

Education Queensland has removed a Facebook post depicting Indigenous kids as "trouble makers" after it attracted criticism from the community, including the mother of one of the children pictured.

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