Examining the Effectiveness of Including Aboriginal Perspectives to Engage Aboriginal Students in High School Science

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Examining the Effectiveness of Including Aboriginal Perspectives to Engage Aboriginal Students in High School Science

Science disengagement is widespread in Australia, particularly amongst Aboriginal students. This study investigated whether embedding Aboriginal perspectives into the science curriculum would improve the engagement of Aboriginal high school students. The findings suggest that embedding Aboriginal pe...

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Main Author:	Hansen, Jennet Jeniffer
Format:	Thesis
Published:	Curtin University 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57364

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