Mapping boarding school opportunities for Aboriginal students from the Central Land Council region of Northern Territory

Mapping boarding school opportunities for Aboriginal students from the Central Land Council region of Northern Territory Journal Article

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education

  • Author(s): Osborne, Samuel, Rigney, Lester-Irabinna, Benveniste, Tessa, Guenther, John, Disbray, Samantha
  • Published: 2018
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Edition: 2018/03/04
  • ISBN: 1326-0111

Abstract: The 2014 Wilson review of Indigenous Education in the Northern Territory recommended boarding school models as the preferred secondary education option for very remote Aboriginal students. This study considers boarding uptake by Aboriginal students from the Central Land Council region of the Northern Territory. An examination of boarding programs available to Aboriginal students in this region found that scholarship access is largely determined by socioeducational advantage and the perceived social stability of the family and student. To increase access and participation in boarding, more flexible funding assistance programs are needed. An expanded role for brokering could also increase retention and completion rates. Ultimately, more investment is also required in remote community schools, and in the development of ‘both ways’ capital if the social and educational aspirations of young Aboriginal students and their families in this region are to be realised through a boarding school model.

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Osborne, Samuel, Rigney, Lester-Irabinna, Benveniste, Tessa, Guenther, John, Disbray, Samantha, 2018, Mapping boarding school opportunities for Aboriginal students from the Central Land Council region of Northern Territory, Edition:2018/03/04, Journal Article, viewed 14 December 2024, https://www.nintione.com.au/?p=12112.

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