Long-lasting educational engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Where are the Ghundus (children)? A longitudinal study

Sharon Louth; Keane Wheeler; Joyce Bonner

doi:10.1017/jie.2019.14

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Long-lasting educational engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Where are the Ghundus (children)? A longitudinal study

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Long-lasting educational engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Where are the Ghundus (children)? A longitudinal study

Sharon Louth, Keane Wheeler and Joyce Bonner

Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, Vol.50(1), pp.107-115

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2019.14

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Aboriginal

cultural competence

cultural validation

student engagement

Torres Strait Islander

UniSC Diversity Area - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement

UniSC Diversity Area - Life Stages

This paper is a retrospective exploration of the long-term and deep-reaching impact of an educational aspirations program, Burunga M Gambay (Learning together) (BMG, 2012), on the career pathways and life-long learning of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students. The current project, where are the Ghundus (children)? (2017) follows a phenomenological research design by seeking to describe and interpret the long-term effectiveness of BMG through the experiences of the participants and the career pathways they have followed since the program. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed iteratively using nVivo 11. The program influenced the participants positively in four major areas: cultural identity, sharing culture, motivation and future aspirations. Notably, all participants completed senior school and added to their qualifications since school and are currently in paid employment. The implications of these findings suggest that future educational aspirations programs be co-constructed with the community to ensure cultural validity and a sense of connectedness. This will, as a result, ensure that the positive effects of such programs are long-lasting and deep-reaching in the educational outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Title: Long-lasting educational engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: Where are the Ghundus (children)? A longitudinal study
Authors: Sharon Louth (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Keane Wheeler (Author) - Deakin University
Joyce Bonner (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, Vol.50(1), pp.107-115
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1017/jie.2019.14
ISSN: 1326-0111
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; UniSC Fraser Coast
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450873902621
Output Type: Journal article

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