Keyword "Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education"

Only 60% Aboriginal students reaching National benchmarks compared to 93% of the rest of the population Why is there a need to ask students, Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal, about their educational experiences? By drawing upon Aboriginal student voice and their standpoint some greater insight can be drawn upon what is best for them in their educational situation and what forms of change could the Aboriginal students understandings and identity suggest in a 21st century learning environment Indigenous epistemological understandings were at the centre of the design & practice of this study from asking the Aboriginal community if this work was needed through to using a narrative methodology to collect the student’s stories & Aboriginal researcher to analysis materials and interpret from an Aboriginal standpoint

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the outcomes of online learning, the theoretical basis and function of embedding cultural standards into online teaching and learning in relation to the cultural learning journey of students. With this focus in mind, the entire project draws upon Grounded Theory and Indigenous methodology, which aims to ensure that the process, and importantly the outcome, of the research project is the cultural learning experience of students. Given that the topic under investigation is broadly online teaching and learning within a tertiary environment, and that Indigenous research is a cultural construct, the research project is provided with an appropriate and important contextual foundation. The research methodology has also been designed from a qualitative approach, using staff yarning sessions, student work samples and student surveys, of who were enrolled in first year online courses at The Wollotuka Institute. This qualitative approach allows the thesis to more fully explore the underlying rationale and meaning of students cultural learning journeys.