Succeeding against the odds : the outcomes attained by Indigenous students in Aboriginal community-controlled adult education colleges / Deborah Durnan, Bob Boughton
Published
Kensington Park, S. Aust. : National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 1999
Reports on outcomes achieved by Indigenous students in vocational education and training (VET) programs in independent Aboriginal controlled community colleges; profiles of colleges participating in survey; better outcomes than Indigenous students in other VET programs and in sector as a whole despite students being more severely educationally and socially disadvantaged; encouraging employment outcomes; importance of independent sector in training for employment in Aboriginal communities and Indigenous organisations; characteristics of student population; learning experiences and outcomes of students enrolled in 1997; conclusions about students and outcomes and about sector including need for better decision making which in turn needs professional development for staff and better statistical collection
