Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development - Grant ID: DI0561141

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

New Solutions For Maximising Secondary Indigenous Students? Full Potential: Identifying Causal Constructs That Enhance Indigenous Students' Aspirations and Educational Outcomes. The proposed research offers important educational and social benefits for righting the disadvantaged status of Indigenous Australians within the secondary education system. Identifying specific psychological constructs that act as potent keys directly impacting on Indigenous students educational aspirations will eventually assist Indigenous students in reaching their full potential. In identifying these causal constructs, potent new interventions can then be created to enhance Indigenous schooling, create a stronger capital base in Aboriginal communities, and ensure a stronger Indigenous Australian representative population who will aid in shaping a better future for Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 02-2005

End Date: 02-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development

Funding Amount: $37,942.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Educational Psychology | Specialist Studies in Education

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education | Secondary education |