Retention of Indigenous pre-service teachers enrolled in an Australian regional university

Trimmer, Karen; Ward, Raelene; Wondunna-Foley, Linda

doi:10.1016/j.tate.2018.08.006

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“…Firing decisions can be triggered due to less students-teachers ratio and last-minute hiring of underqualified professionals (Kersaint et al, 2007). In another study, on retention factors for local faculty members, due to their low representation in key organizations in Australia, it was found that family support is one of the main factors for any indigenous pre-service teacher (Trimmer et al, 2018).…”

Section: Retention Factors At Educational Institutesmentioning

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A Study of Faculty Retention Factors in Educational Institutes in Context With ABET

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A typical higher education institute classically has all the five major constituents, i.e. current students, alumni, faculty members, employers and industrial advisory board. Expectations of the rest of the constituents are fully dependent on the faculty members, as they play a pivotal and backbone role in building up an educational institute, to a high repute. Faculty members provide the knowledge and skills necessary to students, to address market needs. Letting go of skilled, professional and enthusiastic faculty members can have a huge impact on any higher education institution’s reputation and in fulfilling the market needs. In this research, we explore the different influencing factors and criteria for retaining teaching staff at schools and higher education institutes. These criteria are then evaluated against Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited institutes criteria data of “faculty” and “Institutional support,” to see the impact. Study shows that only very few faculty members leave the institution because of higher student-to-faculty ratio or denial of tenure. Also, most of institutions concentrate on providing reduced number of lecture hours per week to keep their faculty members happy and perform research at the institution. Out of 737 faculty members of 27 institutes included in this study, only 0.54% faculty members left ABET accredited institutions.

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Section: Retention Factors At Educational Institutesmentioning

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Skilling up: evaluation of a design-based research methodology

Trimmer

2019

Aust. Educ. Res.

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This paper reports on the external evaluation of a two-year project aimed at improving educational opportunities for Aboriginal Education Workers (AEWs) through technology-based pedagogy. A design-based approach was selected by the research team to increase the relevance of the research for both praxis and practice, with emphasis on improvement of practice through evidence-based education throughout the project. To complement this research approach a design-based approach was also adopted for the external evaluation that was undertaken in parallel to the research study. Design-based methodology has advantages and issues for an independent evaluator due to the inter-relationship of the research team in iteratively using findings of phases of the evaluation to inform and enhance the project. Internal evaluative data collected by the research team need to be balanced with that collected independently by the external evaluator to ensure authentic evaluation of the nature and effects of the interventions on participants. The paper reports on the outcomes of the external evaluation process and reflects on its capacity to serve dual objectives for evaluator and research team.

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Indigenous youth wellbeing in higher education: a systematic literature review of qualitative studies

Durmush,

Craven,

Yeung

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Cambridge Journal of Education

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Retention of Indigenous pre-service teachers enrolled in an Australian regional university

Cited by 4 publications

References 37 publications

A Study of Faculty Retention Factors in Educational Institutes in Context With ABET

A Study of Faculty Retention Factors in Educational Institutes in Context With ABET

Skilling up: evaluation of a design-based research methodology

Indigenous youth wellbeing in higher education: a systematic literature review of qualitative studies

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