Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0211614

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0211614

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Young Australians and their identification with Australia: Implications for schooling and school success. Aims *Identify adolescents' conceptions of and commitment to Australian national identity (ANI) and compare gender, regional and ethnic variations. *Examine images of Australia promoted in schools (subject curricula, celebrations, special events, extra-curricula activities). *Explore relationships between adolescents' ANI, academic achievement, personal aspirations, personal and social development. Significance *Locates ANI within contect of adolescent training and development. *Timely research given the current 'clever country' push. Expected Outcomes *Development of a reliable and valid measure of ANI. *Assisting educators, and relevant political and social agencies in development of curricula and national policy, heedful of adolescents' conceptions of ANI.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2002

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $24,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Educational Psychology | Sociology Of Education | Specialist Studies in Education | Social And Community Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

National identity | Primary education | Secondary education |

Other Keywords

Educational Psychology | National identity | Primary education | Secondary education | Social And Community Psychology | Sociology Of Education | Specialist Studies in Education

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