Research

RESEARCH PAPERS
Peer reviewed research literature on boarding schools for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, 2008-2018

• Barrett, P. (2019). Factors enabling a successful transition to boarding school for Australian Aboriginal students [Master of Education, Edith Cowan University]. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2253
• Benveniste, T. (2018). Beyond boarding: An exploration of post-boarding school expectations, experiences and outcomes for remote Aboriginal students, their families and their communities [Doctoral Thesis, Central Queensland University].
• Benveniste, T., Dawson, D., & Rainbird, S. (2015, 12/01/). The Role of the Residence: Exploring the Goals of an Aboriginal Residential Program in Contributing to the Education and Development of Remote Students. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 44(2), 163-172, Article YES. http://ezproxy.cdu.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=eric&AN=EJ1086534&site=ehost-livehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jie.2015.19
• Benveniste, T., Guenther, J., Dawson, D., & King, L. (2019, 2019/01/02). Race, Rules and Relationships: What Can Critical Race Theory Offer Contemporary Aboriginal Boarding Schools? Journal of Intercultural Studies, 40(1), 32-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/07256868.2018.1552573
• Benveniste, T., Guenther, J., Dawson, D., & Rainbird, S. (2014, 4 December 2014). Out of sight, out of mind? Bringing Indigenous parent- boarding school communication to light 2014 AARE-NZARE Conference: Speaking back through research, Kelvin Grove, Queensland. https://www.aare.edu.au/publications-database.php/9595/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-bringing-indigenous-australian-parent-boarding-school-communication-to-light
• Bobongie, F. (2017a). Ngoelmun Yawar, Our Journey: The Transition and the Challenges for Female Students Leaving Torres Strait Island Communities for Boarding Schools in Regional Queensland. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 46(2), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2017.5
• Bobongie, F. (2017b, December 2017). What is the Key to a Successful Transition for Indigenous Girls Moving From Torres Strait Island Communities to Boarding Colleges in Regional Queensland, Australia? International Journal of Technology and Inclusive Education, 6(2), 1144-1152. http://infonomics-society.org/wp-content/uploads/ijtie/published-papers/volume-6-2017/What-is-the-Key-to-a-Successful-Transition-for-Indigenous-Girls.pdf
• Dillon, A., Craven, R. G., Guo, J., Yeung, A. S., Mooney, J., Franklin, A., & Brockman, R. (2022). Boarding schools: A longitudinal examination of Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous boarders’ and non-boarders’ wellbeing. British Educational Research Journal, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3792
• English, S., & Guerin, B. (2017a). Boarding for Indigenous Australian secondary students: A contextual analysis of four options and their best features. Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 20(4), 31-53.
• English, S., & Guerin, B. (2017b). What some female Indigenous secondary students say is important at an Indigenous residential college. Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 20(4), 71-89.
• Franck, L., Midford, R., Cahill, H., Buergelt, P. T., Robinson, G., Leckning, B., & Paton, D. (2020). Enhancing Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Aboriginal Boarding Students: Evaluation of a Social and Emotional Learning Pilot Program. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(3), 771. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/3/771
• Guenther, J. (2021). Taken for a ride? The disconnect between high school completion, employment and income for remote Australian First Nations Peoples. Race Ethnicity and Education, 24(1), 132-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2020.1753674
• Guenther , J., Benveniste, T., Redman-MacLaren, M., Mander, D., McCalman, J., O’Bryan, M., Osborne, S., & Stewart, R. (2020). Thinking with theory as a policy evaluation tool: The case of boarding schools for remote First Nations students. Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 20(1), 34-52. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X20905056
• Guenther, J., Disbray, S., Benveniste, T., & Osborne, S. (2017). ‘Red Dirt’ Schools and Pathways into Higher Education. In J. Frawley, S. Larkin, & J. A. Smith (Eds.), Indigenous Pathways, Transitions and Participation in Higher Education: From Policy to Practice (pp. 251-270). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4062-7_15
• Guenther, J., & Fogarty, B. (2020). Examining remote Australian First Nations boarding through capital theory lenses. Critical Studies in Education, 61(5), 594-610. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508487.2018.1543201
• Guenther , J., & Fogarty, W. (2018, 29 January 2018). Boarding school for remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can have very damaging effects: new evidence-based research. EduResearch Matters. http://www.aare.edu.au/blog/?p=2658
• Guenther, J., Milgate, G., Perrett, B., Benveniste, T., Osborne, S., & Disbray, S. (2016, 30 November 2016). BOARDING SCHOOLS FOR REMOTE SECONDARY ABORIGINAL LEARNERS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. SMOOTH TRANSITION OR ROUGH RIDE? Australian Association for Research in Education Annual Conference, Melbourne. https://www.academia.edu/30190480/Boarding_schools_for_remote_secondary_Aboriginal_learners_in_the_Northern_Territory._Smooth_transition_or_rough_ride
• Guenther , J., & Osborne, S. (2020, 16 July 2020). Choice-less Choice for Rural Boarding Students and their Families. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 30(2), 111-126. https://journal.spera.asn.au/index.php/AIJRE/article/view/257/290
• Guenther, J., & Osborne, S. (2021). Can Boarding Be Better? Ethical Dilemmas for Policy-Makers, Education Providers and Evidence-Makers. In P. Roberts & M. Fuqua (Eds.), Ruraling Education Research: Connections Between Rurality and the Disciplines of Educational Research (pp. 145-157). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0131-6_10
• Heyeres, M., McCalman, J., Langham, E., Bainbridge, R., Redman-MacLaren, M., Britton, A., Rutherford, K., & Tsey, K. (2018). Strengthening the Capacity of Education Staff to Support the Wellbeing of Indigenous Students in Boarding Schools: A Participatory Action Research Study. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2017.42
• House of Representatives Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs. (2017). The power of education: From surviving to thriving Educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Indigenous_Affairs/EducationalOpportunities/Final_Report
• Hunter, E., & Reid, J. (2020, 16 July 2020). Indigenous Community Partnerships Across Country: Questioning What Counts. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 30(2), 16-28. https://journal.spera.asn.au/index.php/AIJRE/article/view/262
• Hunter, E. K. (2015). One foot in both worlds : providing a city education for Indigenous Australian children from a very remote community : a case study Wagga Wagga NSW: Charles Sturt University]. Wagga Wagga NSW. http://primo.unilinc.edu.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=CSU2&docId=dtl_csu80097
• Jongen, C. S., McCalman, J., & Bainbridge, R. G. (2020, 2020-January-10). A Systematic Scoping Review of the Resilience Intervention Literature for Indigenous Adolescents in CANZUS Nations [Systematic Review]. Frontiers in public health, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00351
• Jorgensen, R. (2020, January 22). Creating opportunities for vulnerable indigenous learners to succeed in vocational education [journal article]. ZDM. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-019-01117-w
• Lester, L., & Mander, D. (2015, December 2015). The role of social, emotional and mental wellbeing on bullying victimisation and perpetration of secondary school boarders. Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 25(2), 152-169.
• Lloyd, A. (2019). Interschool Partnerships: A study into effective partnership practices between an interstate boarding school community and a very remote Aboriginal Community Charles Darwin University College of Education].
• Lloyd, A. (2020, 16 July 2020). Walking the tightrope or constructing a bridge? A study into effective partnership practices between an interstate boarding school community and a very remote Aboriginal Community. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 30(2), 1-15. https://journal.spera.asn.au/index.php/AIJRE/article/view/256/283
• Lloyd, A., & Duggie Pwerl, T. (2020). Interschool partnerships: remote Indigenous boarding students experiencing Western education whilst keeping culturally safe. Rural Society, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10371656.2020.1809138
• MacDonald, M., Gringart, E., Ngarritjan Kessaris, T., & Gray, J. (2018). A ‘better’ education: An examination of the utility of boarding school for Indigenous secondary students in Western Australia. Australian Journal of Education, 62(2), 192-196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004944118776762
• Mander, D. (2012). The transition experience to boarding school for male Aboriginal secondary school students from regional and remote communities across Western Australia Joondalup WA: Edith Cowan University]. Joondalup WA. http://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/521/
• Mander, D. (2015). Enabling Voice: Aboriginal Parents, Experiences and Perceptions of Sending a Child to Boarding School in Western Australia. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 44(Special Issue 02), 173-183, Article Opportunity, parental agency, cultural maintenance. https://doi.org/doi:10.1017/jie.2015.21
• Mander, D., Cohen, L., & Pooley, J. (2015a, November 2015). A critical exploration of staff perceptions of Aboriginal boarding students’ experiences. Australian Journal of Education, 59(3), 312-328, Article YES. http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;res=AEIPT;dn=209226
• Mander, D., Cohen, L., & Pooley, J. (2015b, 08/01/). “If I Wanted to Have More Opportunities and Go to a Better School, I Just Had to Get Used to It”: Aboriginal Students’ Perceptions of Going to Boarding School in Western Australia. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 44(1), 26-36, Article Relational impacts, Identity challenges, Relational challenges, Opportunities, Homesickness https://doi-org.ezproxy.cdu.edu.au/10.1017/jie.2015.3
• Mander, D., & Lester, L. (2017). A Longitudinal Study Into Indicators of Mental Health, Strengths and Difficulties Reported by Boarding Students as They Transition From Primary School to Secondary Boarding Schools in Perth, Western Australia. Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2017.1
• Mander, D., Lester, L., & Cross, D. (2015). The social and emotional well-being and mental health implications for adolescents transitioning to secondary boarding school. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 8(2), 131.
• Mander, D. J., & Lester, L. (2019). The self-reported perceptions, readiness and psychological wellbeing of primary school students prior to transitioning to a secondary boarding school. Children Australia, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/cha.2019.20
• Martin, A. J., Burns, E. C., Kennett, R., Pearson, J., & Munro-Smith, V. (2021, 2021-January-05). Boarding and Day School Students: A Large-Scale Multilevel Investigation of Academic Outcomes Among Students and Classrooms [Original Research]. Frontiers in Psychology, 11(3730). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.608949
• Martin, A. J., Papworth, B., Ginns, P., & Liem, G. A. D. (2014). Boarding School, Academic Motivation and Engagement, and Psychological Well-Being. American Educational Research Journal, 51(5), 1007-1049. https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831214532164
• Martin, A. J., Papworth, B., Ginns, P., & Malmberg, L.-E. (2016). Motivation, engagement, and social climate: An international study of boarding schools. Journal of Educational Psychology, 108(6), 772-787. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000086
• McCalman, J., & Bainbridge, R. (2021). Indigenous Education, Well-Being, and Resilience—A Systemic Approach. In M. Ungar (Ed.), Multisystemic Resilience: Adaptation and Transformation in Contexts of Change (pp. 199-219). Oxford Scholarship Online. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190095888.003.0012
• McCalman, J., Benveniste, T., Wenitong, M., Saunders, V., & Hunter, E. (2020, 2020/04/01/). “It’s all about relationships”: the place of boarding schools in promoting and managing health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander secondary school students. Children and Youth Services Review, 104954. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104954
• McCalman, J., Langham, E., Benveniste, T., Wenitong, M., Rutherford, K., Britton, A., Stewart, R., & Bainbridge, R. (2020). Integrating Healthcare Services for Indigenous Australian Students at Boarding Schools: A Mixed-Methods Sequential Explanatory Study. International Journal of Integrated Care, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.4669
• McCarthy, M. (2013). An exploration of parental choice of school by rural and remote parents Australian Catholic University]. https://researchbank.acu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1443&context=theses
• McCarthy, M. (2016, 2016). Parental choice of school by rural and remote parents. Issues in Educational Research, 26(1), 29-44, Article NO. http://www.iier.org.au/iier26/mccarthy.pdf
• O’Bryan, M. (2021). Boarding and Australia’s First Peoples. Understanding how residential schooling shapes lives. (Vol. 3). Springer Nature.
• O’Bryan, M., & Fogarty, B. (2020). Boarding off and on country: A study of education in one Northern Territory remote community. https://caepr.cass.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/docs/2020/9/NT_Ed_Study_2020_7_Sept_1.pdf
• O’Bryan, M. (2015). Compelled to innovate: facilitating partnerships in cross-cultural education. UNESCO Observatory Multi-Disciplinary Journal in the Arts, 4(1), 1-22.
• O’Bryan, M. (2016). Shaping futures, shaping lives: an investigation into the lived experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australian boarding schools University of Melbourne]. https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/190477/Shaping%20Futures%20Shaping%20Lives.pdf?sequence=1
• Oliver, R., Grote, E., Rochecouste, J., & Exell, M. (2012, December 2012). Addressing the language and literacy needs of Aboriginal high school VET students who speak SAE as an additional language. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 41(2), 861-874, Article YES. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/1524A2BDBE6888D1722042450131F9AB/S1326011112000233a.pdf/div-class-title-addressing-the-language-and-literacy-needs-of-aboriginal-high-school-vet-students-who-speak-sae-as-an-additional-language-div.pdf
• Oliver, R., Grote, E., Rochecouste, J., & Exell, M. (2013, 01/01/). A Task-Based Needs Analysis for Australian Aboriginal Students: Going beyond the Target Situation to Address Cultural Issues. International Journal of Training Research, 11(3), 246-259, Article YES. http://ezproxy.cdu.edu.au/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=eric&AN=EJ1089653&site=ehost-live
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• Osborne, S., Guenther, J., King, L., Lester, K., Ken, S., & Lester, R. (2017). Centring Anangu Voices: A research project exploring how Nyangatjatjara College might better strengthen Anangu aspirations through education. http://www.nintione.com.au/resource/NR005_CentringAnanguVoices.pdf
• Osborne, S., Rigney, L.-I., Benveniste, T., Guenther , J., & Disbray, S. (2019). Mapping boarding school opportunities for Aboriginal students from the Central Land Council region of Northern Territory. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 48(2), 162-178. https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2018.1
• Parsons, A. (2019). Racial-Ethnic Identity and Academic Self-Efficacy of Indigenous Australian Students Studying on Scholarships at Independent Australian Boarding Schools—A Systematic Quantitative Literature Review. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15595692.2019.1593134
• Parsons, A. (2021). Thriving in Two Worlds? – Identity and Academic Efficacy: Yarning with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Studying on Scholarships at Independent Australian Boarding Schools Griffith University].
• Pertl, J., & Guerin, B. (2017). The boarding school experiences of some Indigenous male secondary students: How the staff talk about the students. Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues, 20(4), 54-70.
• Redman-MacLaren, M. L., Klieve, H., Mccalman, J., Russo, S., Rutherford, K., Wenitong, M., & Bainbridge, R. G. (2017, 2017-March-07). Measuring Resilience and Risk Factors for the Psychosocial Well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Boarding School Students: Pilot Baseline Study Results [Original Research]. Frontiers in Education, 2(5), Article YES. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2017.00005
• Rogers, J. (2017). Photoyarn: Aboriginal and Maori girls’ researching contemporary boarding school experiences. Australian Aboriginal Studies(1), 3-13. <Go to ISI>://WOS:000423058600002
• Rogers, J. (2017). We need to know the true cost of Indigenous boarding school scholarships on communities The Conversation. Retrieved October 2017, from https://theconversation.com/we-need-to-know-the-true-cost-of-indigenous-boarding-school-scholarships-on-communities-74622
• Rogers, J., & Sisquoc, L. (2020, 01//). The experiences of Native American girls attending Sherman Indian High School [Article]. Australian Aboriginal Studies(1), 2-17. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=anh&AN=143691188&site=ehost-live&custid=s3684040
• Rutherford, K., Britton, A., McCalman, J., Adams, C., Wenitong, M., & Stewart, R. (2020, 16 July 2020). A STEP-UP Resilience Intervention for Supporting Indigenous Students Attending Boarding Schools: Its Development and Implementation. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 30(2), 44-66. https://journal.spera.asn.au/index.php/AIJRE/article/view/254
• Rutherford, K., McCalman, J., & Bainbridge, R. (2019). The Post-Schooling Transitions of Remote Indigenous Secondary School Graduates: A Systematic Scoping Review of Support Strategies. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 29(2), 9-25. https://journal.spera.asn.au/index.php/AIJRE/article/view/222
• Walker, L. (2019). Giving Voice to First Nations Young People Disengaged from Education in the Northern Territory with a Specific Focus on Barriers to Education and their Aspirations for the Future. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education,, 29(1), 58-71. https://journal.spera.asn.au/index.php/AIJRE/article/view/179/226
• Whettingsteel, E., Oliver, R., & Tiwari, R. (2020, 16 July 2020). ‘It Would Give You a Space to be Yourself’: Increasing a Sense of Belonging for Aboriginal Students in Boarding Schools. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 30(2), 84-110. https://journal.spera.asn.au/index.php/AIJRE/article/view/253