Deficit Discourse and Indigenous Education

该项目调查了“赤字话语”的盛行及其对土著教育的影响。赤字话语在一种否定和缺失的叙事中框定了土著身份。最近的研究表明，赤字话语在政策、公共辩论、教育学和实践中都很活跃，它在土著教育中的普遍存在影响了学生的表现。通过绘制话语环境图和分析拒绝赤字模式的教育项目，该项目评估取消赤字模式是否改善了土著学生的结果。该项目提供了一种独创的方法来挑战根深蒂固的观念，为澳大利亚教育系统及其服务的社区带来了切实的好处。

This project investigates the prevalence of ‘deficit discourse’ and its influence on Indigenous education. Deficit discourse frames Indigenous identity in a narrative of negativity and deficiency. Recent work indicates that deficit discourse is active in policy, public debate, pedagogy and practice, and its prevalence in Indigenous education influences student performance. By mapping the discursive environment and analysing education programs that reject the deficit model, this project assesses whether its removal improves outcomes for Indigenous students. This project provides an original approach to challenge entrenched perceptions, resulting in tangible benefits for the Australian education system and the communities that it serves.