Research related to Australian Indigenous people is of national
significance and is full of challenges as well as opportunities for both
Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers. It requires cultural sensitivity,
innovation and pragmatic approaches to frame the enquiry to reach its intended
outcomes. Indigenous students are the most marginalised equity group at
Australian universities and some aspects of their access and success at
university, especially those related to the use of English as the sole medium
of instruction, are yet to be explored thoroughly.A grounded approach to the
research was guided by the advice of Indigenous mentors of the researcher. The
host university’s strong commitment to the compliance of ethical practices for
Indigenous research combined with the collective experiences of the mentors and
the researcher in Indigenous education informed and guided the drawing up of a
pragmatic and culturally sensitive research framework. This paper outlines the
development of a framework to investigate the potential language barriers
encountered by Indigenous students from EALD (English as an additional language
or dialect) backgrounds at a regional Australian university.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | August 31, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 13 |