"Staying afloat at school": academic buoyancy amongst Indigenous secondary students

Sam, Tamara M. (2023) "Staying afloat at school": academic buoyancy amongst Indigenous secondary students. Masters (Research) thesis, James Cook University.

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Abstract

Tamara Sam investigated how Indigenous secondary students in one remote school define and experience academic buoyancy, through group interviews with 11 students. Her thesis shows how Indigenous students learn to negotiate unfamiliar positions and adapt new learning approaches to find success within the contested space of formal schooling.

Item ID: 81220
Item Type: Thesis (Masters (Research))
Keywords: Indigenous secondary students, academic buoyancy, academic resilience
Copyright Information: Copyright © 2023 Tamara M. Sam
Date Deposited: 11 Dec 2023 23:05
FoR Codes: 45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4502 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education > 450210 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student engagement and teaching @ 50%
45 INDIGENOUS STUDIES > 4502 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education > 450212 Cultural responsiveness and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities education @ 50%
SEO Codes: 16 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 1601 Learner and learning > 160105 Secondary education @ 50%
21 INDIGENOUS > 2102 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education > 210201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education engagement and attendance outcomes @ 50%
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