Changing the Conversation: Indigenous Education

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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 research - NCIS - ANU Representation, discourse and identity

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

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

The Tyranny of metrics 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 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.

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

Leaching the poison – The importance of process and partnership in working with Yolngu - ScienceDirect 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.

Why we are banning tourists from climbing Uluru 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 children do achieve outstanding results - despite how they are portrayed in the media. Well worth a listen.

Indigenous Education Exceeding Expectations - 2ser 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...

www.sbs.com.au 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.