Retention of Indigenous pre-service teachers is critical to increasing the number of
Indigenous teachers in Australian schools. The aim of this research was to identify factors …

In 2012, the Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE), through the Queensland
University of Technology, led a MATSITI project focusing on issues related to the retention …

Low retention of Indigenous peoples in all Australian universities has been identified as a
problematic issue by the Australian Federal government. Griffith University (GU) …

While the need to increase numbers of Indigenous teachers has been highlighted for many
years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers are still significantly underrepresented …

This paper reports on the findings of a four‐year study that seeks to understand the
experiences and career pathways of Indigenous teachers in Australia. We present data …

High turnover of teachers in remote Indigenous community schools in the Northern Territory
has long been considered a significant contributing factor to low academic outcomes for …

Recent research in Australia has identified that there is a serious lack of Indigenous
teachers working within educational institutions. Given that attainment levels for Indigenous …

Literature relating to Indigenous Australian students in higher education highlights the need
for improving the retention rates of Indigenous students in Australian universities. A cause …

In this paper we report the findings of research that has examined, from first-hand accounts,
the career pathways of Indigenous Australians who have studied to become teachers. We …

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples remain significantly under-represented in
higher education systems. There are significant disparities in university completion rates for …