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Chief Executive, David TemplemanNational Strategies – Engagement and Success
in Teacher Education #OurMobTeach 2015
Increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers is about:
Social Justice
Social Change
Social Inclusion
Patton. W; Hong. A.L et al. 2012. Report into the Retention and Graduation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Enrolled in Initial Teacher Education. MATSITI
internet access
long-term unemployment
post-schooling qualifications
readiness for schooling
young adults not engaged
unskilled workers
rent assistance
overall education
low family income
housing stress
Web of Disadvantageunemployment
disability support
Year 3 literacy and numeracy
prison admissionsdomestic violencepsychiatric admissions
child maltreatment
chronic health issues
juvenile convictions
Year 9 literacy and numeracy
criminal convictions
post-schooling qualifications
readiness forschooling
young adults not engaged
overall education
Web of DisadvantageYear 9 literacy
Year 3 literacy and numeracy
and numeracy
2015. Vinson, T. et al. Dropping off the Edge Report
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY MACRO
EDUCATION
'It is difficult to deny the centrality of limited education and its impact on …making and
sustaining of disadvantage in Australia'Professor Tony Vinson,
Dropping Off the Edge Report 2007
'Success does not end at the transition of one student, but rather, the changing of
patterns of opportunity as more Indigenous students transition successfully'
Henderson-Yates, L; Dodson, P, Maher, M et al. 2014.The Transition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students
into Higher Education Report.
The sum of more than its parts
The straight and narrow
More circuitous routes
Between 2007 and 2012, more than two out of every three (68.2%) Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander students left their initial teacher education course.
Walking Points
Patton. W; Hong. A.L et al. 2012. Report into the Retention and Graduation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Enrolled in Initial Teacher Education.
More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Initiative.
During the first year of study
When assessment is due
Before and afterprofessional experience (practicum)
Financial hardship Cultural safetyAcademic skills stumbling block– Academic language
(an unfamiliar discipline)
– Language (as used in curriculum or pedagogy),
– The level of English literacy and numeracy required in course work
– ESL (with some students speaking English as a third or fourth language)
– Tertiary level skills like essay writing and referencing
Other Barriers
Contributers to Success
Supporting students through enrolment Providing smooth transition into university lifeSupporting students culturally, social, academically and with financial assistance when requiredFlexibility in course progression Professional development and awareness raising of non-Indigenous staff and faculty
Attrition
Indigenous higher education enrolments across Australia grew 52% since 2003
But no change in proportion as
overall student population increased
Anderson, Ian. Oct 24 2014. Indigenous students neglected in the higher education policy debate. The Conversation.
Attrition
'A significant proportion eventually make it to the end of their degree, but too many do not.
The social harms of exiting higher education without completion are significant'
Professor Ian Anderson, Melbourne University
TEMAG IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES
Student selection DataImpact on student learning Practical experience Literacy and numeracy test
Teacher Education Media StoriesDec 2014 – June 2015
THEC R IS IS
M O D E L
FO CUSES O N PRO BLEM S IN STEAD O F SO LUTIO N S
We need more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, remote,rural
and STEM teachers
But teacher education student applications have been falling
What? You don't want to join us?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teacher education students selected
by ATAR alone
one in five
One Aborginal and Torres Strait Islander teacher for every four
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Attrition and Retention
Higher education course completion:Indigenous students 47%Non-Indigenous students 74%
Lowest Completion rates:Older Indigenous students from low-
SES backgrounds who are studying part-time
Edwards & McMillan Australian. August 2015.Completing university in a growing sector: Is
equity an issue? Council for Educational Research
Austr a lian Counc il of Deans of Education
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