Editorial

Abstract

Welcome to the year of 2014, which will no doubt be as busy as ever for us all. This year we hope to bring you some different content in the journal including a ‘Themed’ Issue in June that will focus on Family Inclusive Child Protection Practice.

Supporting Australian Gifted Indigenous Students’ Academic Potential in Rural Settings

“…Education is more successful for some populations than for others; some populations are deemed 'at risk' of underachievement (Cronin & Diezmann, 2002;Smith, 2017). This disadvantage may stem from cultural attitudes towards people who are different, which can also be known as the tall poppy syndrome in the Australian context; such students need acceptance and support, or they might mask their giftedness (Lehmann, 2014). Gifted Indigenous students may be particularly at risk because their cultural and intellectual characteristics are generally not well accommodated in our school system.…”