RISE Literature Review

RISE

The Redefining Indigenous Success in Education (RISE) Project is a 5-year Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education initiative delivered by the Aurora Education Foundation (Aurora), funded by the Paul Ramsay Foundation and developed in partnership with the Centre for Social Research Methods at the Australian National University (ANU).

The review is the first step in a research process that seeks to identify how Indigenous students and families define ‘success’ in education and will result in the development of a RISE outcomes framework and data collection instruments. This review considers how Indigenous education outcomes have been conceptualised (defined) and operationalised (measured) in Indigenous education policy and literature. This review will provide a foundation for subsequent research activities by providing context for the interpretation of existing data and guiding approaches to primary data collection which best capture Indigenous student and family perceptions of ‘success’ in education.

This report has been developed in partnership between the Aurora Education Foundation and the ANU Centre for Social Research Methods as part of the Redefining Indigenous Success in Education (RISE) Project. The RISE Project is funded by the Paul Ramsay Foundation (grant number 5030). Any opinions, findings, or conclusions expressed in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.