Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0348009

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0348009

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Non-indigenous teachers,indigenous teacher aides and local indigenous communities:Relationships that promote enhanced mathematics learning outcomes for rural and remote indigenous students. In rural and remote schools with indigenous students, teachers tend to be non-indigenous, young, inexperienced and transient (they commonly leave after two years). In contrast, teacher-aides are indigenous, older, more experienced and non-transient. Moreover, they tend to have strong commitment and connections to the local community. This project studies the interactions between non-indigenous teachers, indigenous teacher-aides and indigenous students in schools in the Mount Isa region in order to develop knowledge of how classroom practices can be improved to enhance indigenous students' mathematics learning outcomes. Enhanced outcomes may lead to better opportunities for employment and improved life chances.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 07-07-2003

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $173,033.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Curriculum and Pedagogy | Curriculum Studies: Mathematics Education | Teacher Education: Primary

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education | Primary education |

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education | Curriculum Studies: Mathematics Education | Curriculum and Pedagogy | Primary education | Teacher Education: Primary

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