Academic Literacies : Learning And Communicating Practices

For the last 200 years Indigenous people have been victims of discrimination, prejudice and disadvantage. Poor education, poor living conditions and general poverty are still overwhelming issues for a large percentage of our people and we remain ‘as a group, the most poverty stricken sector of the working class’ in Australia (Cuthoys 1983).

The participation and full engagement of all students in education is a ‘key factor affecting the life chances of all Australians’ (Buckley & Armstrong, 2011, p. 62). It is clear from current statistical information, that participation and eventual success in educational studies is particularly vital for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who among us all have the lowest level of participation in education (Buckley & Armstrong, 2011). Ockenden (2014) notes that whilst more Indigenous students are completing Year 12 than ever before, there still exists a significant gap between educational achievement in literacy, numeracy

A lot of aboriginal students are now graduating high school in the past few years. But, now they seem to rank lower in education, higher rates of unemployment, along with higher rates of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse, which can lead to needing a lot more health care than the average person. (Dr. Chandrakant P. Shah. 2005, page.3)

There is a height of significance when it comes to embedding Indigenous perspectives in the curriculum and in schools. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families, their students thrive in educational environments where staff respect and promote strong Indigenous culture and identity, build collaborative relationships and set high expectations (Kerley, 2015). Abiding by this principle would see students thriving for higher education, recognizing this has made it quite common for schools to introduce indigenous programs or units. These are put in place for the purpose of being extra support to not only Indigenous students but for everyone at school serving as a source of information and guidance. By incorporating these Units, cross-curriculum

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The purpose of this action research study is to discover the use of the literacy support services for students and professors at Community College. At this stage of the research, the literacy support services will generally be described as the tools and services needed to support the literacy of the students at Community College. The guiding question is “With what frequency and consistency do students and professors use the literacy support services available at Community College?”. The sub-concepts are the needs for the services, types of support and resources available, professor referral rates, student knowledge of the support, support personnel resources and strategies, and barriers to effective use. The keywords used for acquiring literary references included: adult literacy, alternative textbooks, assistive software, college support services, disability support, dyslexia in adults, Early Alert System, English language learners, instructional support, instructional technologies, interdisciplinary studies, and SARS Early Alert System.

According to Marcia Devlin (2009:1), a new paradigm is necessary in research on Indigenous higher education by focusing on the success of indigenous students with primary focus being on “what works” in relation to policy, obstacles

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