Unravelling Indigenous students' full potential: A critical analysis of Indigenous students' dreams, realities and aspirations

原住民学生？与非土著同龄人相比，他们的抱负要低得多。鉴于预测生活机会的愿望至关重要，这一点令人担忧。利用定量和定性研究方法的协同结合，这项调查旨在确定对土著学生设定和实现其抱负产生积极和负面影响的因素，并测试已确定的因素与抱负之间的关系模式是否对土著学生和非土著学生的不同有所不同。该项目还将展示用于土著居民的重要计量工具的可靠性，并区分有效的理论方向和研究方法。

Indigenous students? aspirations are significantly lower in comparison to non-Indigenous peers. Given the vital importance of aspirations for predicating life opportunities this is of dire concern. Utilising a synergistic blend of quantitative and qualitative research methodology this investigation aims to identify factors that positively and negatively impact on Indigenous students setting and achieving their aspirations, and test whether the pattern of relations between identified factors and aspirations differentially varies for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. The project will also demonstrate the reliability of important measurement instruments for Indigenous populations and distinguish effective theoretical orientations and research methodology.