project briefing may 2012: remote education systems
DESCRIPTION
Dr John Guenther describes the Remote Education Systems project, which is part of the Investing in People program.TRANSCRIPT
John GuentherMelodie BatSam OsborneChris Duncan
REMOTE EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Research questions
1. What is education for in remote Australia and what can/should it achieve?
2. What defines ‘successful’ educational outcomes from the remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standpoint?
3. How does teaching need to change in order to achieve ‘success’ is defined by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander standpoint?
4. What would an effective education system in remote Australia look like?
Methodology: How we will do the research?
• Action research in 5 sites across remote WA, SA and NT
• Analysis of quantitative data from sources such as NAPLAN, ABS, NCVER
• A combination of site specific foci and cross-site foci
• Local level data analysis coupled with a cross-cutting synthesis
Remote Education Systems Sites
What do we aim to achieve?
Short term outcomes
Medium term outcomes
>12 months
Long term impact,
project end and beyond
Community level
Standpoints questioned
Imagined futures
expressed
Imagined future
becomes real
School level
School level change
strategies
Innovation in teaching and
learning
Improved school level outcomes
Policy level Dissemination products
Inform policy, share
learnings
Adaptive remote
education systems
Key partnerships and stakeholders• NT Department of Education and Training• WA Department of Education• SA Department for Education and Childhood Development• Charles Darwin University• University of South Australia• Flinders University• Nyangatjatjarra College• Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education• Central Land Council (through Walpiri Education and Training Trust)• Menzies Centre for Child Development and Education• NPY Women’s Council
• More potential partners in negotiation
Achievements to date• Networking and consultation with partners and potential
partners: >170 contacts• Key relationships developed in each site• Recognised as key research partner in educational research in the NT
• Analysis of secondary data (esp. MySchool), paper submitted with analysis
• Recruitment of PhD candidates • 2 out of 4 confirmed
• Development of methodological and theoretical foundations• 2 papers submit
• Dissemination and sharing information• Several conference papers and seminar presentations
delivered/developed
• Team recruitment: all senior researchers in place• Commenced negotiations with potential community
researchers
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Contact
John [email protected]
0412 125 661
Melodie [email protected]
0427 226 561
0408 719 939
Chris [email protected]
0488 997 565
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