Strategies for Remote Education Systems: Achieving better outcomes for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Final report for the Remote Education Systems Project (original) (raw)

The Remote Education Systems (RES) research was one of a number of projects that operated within the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation. The project commenced in July 2011 and completed in June 2016. The aim of the project was to find out how remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities can get the best benefit from the teaching and learning happening in and out of schools. The project was set against a background of many failed attempts to improve outcomes for students in remote communities. Among the many problems the research was designed to address were: low retention rates through to Year 12, high rates of teacher turnover, and inadequate preservice teacher preparation for remote contexts. The purpose of this report is three-fold. First, it sets out what was achieved by the RES project and how. Second it critically reflects on impact. Third, based on the findings, it sets forth strategies for improvement. These strategies are not quick fixes. However, on the basis of the evidence, they will result in positive changes in remote education.