Making the most of research: How boarding can benefit from meaningful research opportunities
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At the July 2015 Conference of Boarding Australia, Tessa Benveniste presented on the topics of 1) Research as an evolving practice 2) Existing Research in Boarding 3) Current research in boarding 4) Applying research to practice
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- 1. Making the most of research: How boarding can benefit from meaningful research opportunities Tessa Ā Benveniste Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā BMedSc, Ā BPsySc Ā (hons) Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā PhD Ā candidate Ā Appleton Ā Ins6tute Ā (CQUniversity Ā Adelaide) Ā Ā Coopera6ve Ā Research Ā Centre Ā for Ā Remote Ā Economic Ā Par6cipa6on Ā Ā Supervisors: Ā Drew Ā Dawson, Ā John Ā Guenther, Ā Sophia Ā Rainbird Ā Ā
- 2. Outline of talk 1) Research as an evolving practice! ! ! 2) Existing Research in Boarding! ! ! 3) Current research in boarding! !! ! !! 4) Applying research to practice! !
- 4. Its not necessarily what you thinkā¦ ! Research has evolved from the traditional āobserverā and āobservedā model!
- 5. ā¢āÆ Taking a step back and reļ¬ecting! Research can be aboutā¦!
- 6. ā¢āÆ Getting a fresh perspective/ new set of eyes ! Research can be aboutā¦!
- 7. ā¢āÆ Moving forward or adapting to change! Research can be aboutā¦!
- 8. ā¢āÆ Getting creative!! Research can be aboutā¦!
- 9. Use Research to your advantageā¦! Critical (honest!) reļ¬ection and understanding other options! Shift from ideological to evidence based policy !
- 10. Inquiry ! Asking yourself questions! Uncovering whatās hidden! Problems to solve! Clarify what we need answers to! Furthering knowledge! Providing evidence! Argument for funding ! Support for current procedures ! ! Critical reļ¬ection! What works best! What could be improved! Goals/ motivations! ! ! Research! Therefore research can beā¦!
- 12. What research exists in boarding? ! ā¢āÆ Academic literature! ā¢āÆ Limited ! ! ā¢āÆ Scattered! ā¢āÆ International/ historical! ā¢āÆ Transitions/ adolescence ! ā¢āÆ Attachment theories ! ā¢āÆ Often outdated! ā¢āÆ One recent large-scale study;! Martin, A. J., Papworth, B., Ginns, P., & Arief D.Liem, G. (2014). Boarding School, Academic Motivation and Engagement, and Psychological Well-Being: A Large-Scale Investigation. American Educational Research Journal, 1-43. doi: 10.3102/0002831214532164! !
- 13. What research exists in boarding? ! ā¢āÆ Some recent PhD research ! ā¢āÆ Completed ! ā¢āÆ Mander, D. J. (2012). The transition experience to boarding school for male Aboriginal secondary school students from regional and remote communities across Western Australia.! ! ā¢āÆ Hadwen, K. M. (2015). Leaving home: Investigating transitioning challenges faced by boarding students and their families. ! ā¢āÆ Forthcoming! ā¢āÆ Tessa Benveniste (me)! ā¢āÆ Marnie OāBrian (Melbourne based) ! ā¢āÆ Richard Stewart (AFL Cape York House)!
- 14. Despite the limited amount of researchā¦ ! ā¢āÆ Boarding schools are increasingly featuring in policy and media discussions about Indigenous education! ā¢āÆ Wilsonās review of NT Indigenous Education has led to recommendations leading to 10 year strategic plan, which states; ! āFamilies in very remote communities will be prepared to send their children to board in regional centres for high school, as the government cannot offer the same standard of secondary schooling in remote communitiesā! !
- 15. Why particular focus on Indigenous education?! 0! 5! 10! 15! 20! 25! 30! 35! 40! 45! 50! Major Cities! Regional ! Remote! Percentage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Youth (0-24 years) by Remoteness!
- 16. Remoteness structure of Australia!
- 17. Factors to consider about Australian Boarding! ! ā¢āÆ Size/ remoteness of Australia ! ā¢āÆ Boarding facilities spread across the country! ā¢āÆ Students can be thousands of kms from home! ā¢āÆ Varied cultural backgrounds! ā¢āÆ Funding ! ā¢āÆ Cost of travel ! ā¢āÆ Scope/ timeline! ! ā¢āÆ Varied models of accommodation! ā¢āÆ Private boarding schools! ā¢āÆ Residential programs! ā¢āÆ Family group homes! ā¢āÆ Hostels!
- 18. Many perspectives to consider! Student! Family! Community! School! Residence!
- 19. Current research
- 20. My PhD ā an example of boarding research ! ā¢āÆ Doctoral research study! ā¢āÆ 3 years full time! ā¢āÆ Funded by CQU and CRC! ā¢āÆ Working with community researcher! ā¢āÆ Developed from extensive consultation ! ā¢āÆ Boarding providers! ā¢āÆ Remote community members! ā¢āÆ Families of boarders! ā¢āÆ Remote APY lands/ Central Australian region! ā¢āÆ Wiltja program! ā¢āÆ PYEC, SA department of education!
- 21. The Aį¹angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands!
- 22. Aims and Objectives ! 1.āÆ To explore the expectations, experiences and driving forces behind boarding for remote Aboriginal families! ! 2.āÆ To explore staff expectations, experiences and driving forces of the residential program! ! 3.āÆ To understand the experiences of past boarding students in their lives after boarding! Why Board?! How boarding works! Outcomes of boarding!
- 23. Beyond Boarding Project timeline ! Year 1: Set up Project, explored boarding options, got to know area, began volunteering with two boarding programs! Year 2: Developed and reļ¬ned project, gained ethics approval, began learning Pitjantjatjara, volunteered regularly at Wiltja residence, visits to APY lands! Year 3: Data collection (interviews), analysis, write up, dissemination of results (thesis, academic publications, report back to community and Wiltja)!
- 25. How could research assist current practice? ! ā¢āÆ Deļ¬ne success! ā¢āÆ Support Program ! ā¢āÆ Post-boarding? ! ā¢āÆ Re-afļ¬rm! ā¢āÆ Hierarchy ! ā¢āÆ Reļ¬ne! ā¢āÆ Justify ! ā¢āÆ Students! ā¢āÆ Staff! ā¢āÆ Families! Wellbeing! Policy/ procedure! ! Outcomes! ! Goals!
- 26. āThe bigger pictureā: Some thoughts to leave you withā¦ ā¢āÆ How does boarding affect students in the long-term? ! ā¢āÆ Have some policies/ models worked better than others? ! ā¢āÆ What do children need the most? ! ā¢āÆ What do families need? ! ā¢āÆ What happens if things donāt work out? What other options are/ should be available? ! ā¢āÆ Where are they from? Do they want to return to community or move away? Does this change what skills they need? !
- 27. DisclaimerāØ ! The work reported in this presentation was supported by funding from the Australian Government Cooperative Research Centres Program through the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP). The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the CRC REP or Ninti One Limited or its participants. Errors or omissions remain with the author!
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