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Indigenous Australian education and work motivation:
What motivates Indigenous Australian people to engage in education and work?

Overview

• Community influence on motivation to succeed
• Costs v Benefits
• How this information can be used

What motivates Indigenous Australian people to engage in education and work?

Figure 1. A group of school-aged Aboriginal children

Studying what motivates Indigenous Australia to engage in schooling and work is important, especially when considering the significantly high rates of Indigenous Australian unemployment and low school attendance rates when compared to their non-Indigenous peers.

Teaching an Aboriginal students requires sensitivity for their special needs and knowledge about Aboriginal cultural protocols (Bishop & Durksen, 2020). For example, Aboriginal students can avoid direct eye contact to an adult as it is considered rude in Aboriginal culture. Martin (2006) highlighted the importance of empirically investigating multidimensional motivation and engagement among Indigenous students, as well as the significance of motivation and engagement in Indigenous students academic performance, including in the context of individual and socio-demographic factors.

Community influence on motivation to succeed

Collectivist culture's influence on motivation

• Child-rearing's influence on habits/motivation
• Social circle's influence on motivation
• Community supports' buffering effect
• How strong community support influences motivation and success

https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=109525586669720;res=IELIND

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Natasha_Magson/publication/280770927_Motivation_Matters_Profiling_Indigenous_and_Non-Indigenous_Students'_Motivational_Goals/links/55da4a6408aeb38e8a8a11c1/Motivation-Matters-Profiling-Indigenous-and-Non-Indigenous-Students-Motivational-Goals.pdf

https://research.acer.edu.au/ausse/2/

Costs v Benefits

Barriers

1. Limited options due to rural environments
2. Lack of opportunities compared to non-Indigenous Australians
3. Less benefits of motivated efforts compared to non-Indigenous Australians
4. Expectations to participate and succeed in non-Indigenous cultures

Intrinsic and extrinsic sources

1. Innate want to succeed
2. Passion engagement
3. Motivation for traditional forms of work (such as hunting and how that is largely discredited despite being present in Indigenous Australians living traditional lifestyles)

https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/145527

http://eprints.batchelor.edu.au/293/

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07294360.2014.973379

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dennis_Foley/publication/292700295_An_examination_of_Indigenous_Australian_entrepreneurs/links/54739fe20cf245eb436db6ff/An-examination-of-Indigenous-Australian-entrepreneurs.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305750X03000184

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09585192.2018.1528556

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-11542-5_6

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00664670600572330

Relation to motivational theories

• Determine the main motivational frameworks applied and tie them and the overall research themes together so the next section will be easier to understand

How this information can be used

• More community-led outreach programs
• More widespread opportunities for rural Indigenous populations
• Encouraging Indigenous children to continue education

Conclusion

• Summarise the main points from each section
• Relink how that information is important and can be used to create better support systems/results

See Also

Educational Motivation In Indigenous Australians (Book chapter, 2018)

Indigenous Australians and Motivation (Book chapter, 2010)

Indigenous Australian psychologist motivation (Book chapter, 2020)

References

Bishop, M., & Durksen, T. L. (2020). What are the personal attributes a teacher needs to engage Indigenous students effectively in the learning process? Re-viewing the literature. Educational Research (Windsor), 62(2), 181–198. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2020.1755334

Martin, A. J. (2006). A motivational psychology for the education of Indigenous Australian students. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 35(2006), 30–43. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1326011100004142

Martin, A. (2006). A Motivational Psychology for the Education of Indigenous Australian Students. The Australian Journal Of Indigenous Education, 35, 30-43.