High-ability Aboriginal Australian students’ reasoning about source of effort
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Tikoft, Catherine, Craven, Rhonda, Yeung, Alexander and Mooney, Janet. (2023). High-ability Aboriginal Australian students’ reasoning about source of effort. Cambridge Journal of Education. 53(3), pp. 375-396. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2022.2161475
Authors | Tikoft, Catherine, Craven, Rhonda, Yeung, Alexander and Mooney, Janet |
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Abstract | This study investigated how high-ability Australian Aboriginal adolescents reasoned about sources of effort in their transition to secondary schools. High-ability Year 7 Aboriginal adolescents (n = 4) participated in interviews on three occasions: Term 1 Year 6 (primary); Term 1 Year 7 (secondary); and Term 4 Year 7 (post-transition). Parents (n = 5) and staff (n = 20) were interviewed on one or two occasions. The longitudinal, mixed-methods design included: longitudinal analysis of multiple case studies; discourse analysis; frequency tables; and content analysis of key themes pertaining to the research questions. Results indicated that effort investment was associated with class-average ability. High-ability Aboriginal students found difficulty transitioning to secondary school when placed in classes where the average-ability levels were higher than theirs, forcing upward comparisons, adversely impacting their academic self-concept. Schools should consider targeting academic skills and self-concept simultaneously and encouraging cooperation to enable a successful transition. |
Keywords | tracking; secondary education transition; Indigenous |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Cambridge Journal of Education |
Journal citation | 53 (3), pp. 375-396 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 0305-764X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2022.2161475 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85146257870 |
Page range | 375-396 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 10 Jan 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 21 Nov 2022 |
Deposited | 19 May 2023 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | DE140100481 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z0qx/high-ability-aboriginal-australian-students-reasoning-about-source-of-effort
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