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dc.contributor.authorBuckley, S-
dc.contributor.authorArmstrong, S-
dc.contributor.authorCook, L-
dc.contributor.authorSkelton, F-
dc.contributor.authorBennetts Kneebone, L-
dc.contributor.authorLonsdale, M-
dc.contributor.authorMilgate, G-
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-13T03:29:23Zen
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-05T03:41:34Zen
dc.date.available2012-12-05T03:41:34Zen
dc.date.issued2012-10-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10620/16720en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10620/3741en
dc.description.abstractThis paper highlights the need for a strengths-based approach to school readiness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, in order to recognise the skills, cultural knowledge and understandings they already have when they transition to formal learning. The study, a joint project by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), reviews the literature and uses a strength-based analysis of information from Footprints in Time: The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) to examine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s abilities and knowledge at 4-6 years of age. The authors believe that school readiness is as much about schools recognising the existing capabilities and knowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have when they arrive at school as it is about supporting children and families to become ready for formal learning. The study confirms that family support, strong cultural identity, good health, positive self-identity and engaging in shared activities such as storytelling are likely to lead to resilience in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Furthermore, responses of LSIC parents and carers show the critical importance of family and connections to land and culture in developing children who are resilient. The authors make the point that resilience is critical for successful transitions from home to school, as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who possess the resilience attributes of social competence, autonomy, mastery, optimism and problem-solving skills are better able to adapt and learn.en
dc.subjectChildren -- Outcomesen
dc.subjectEducation and Training -- Early Childhooden
dc.subjectChildren -- Indigenousen
dc.titleStarting school : a strengths‐based approach towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander childrenen
dc.typeReports and technical papersen
dc.identifier.urlhttp://research.acer.edu.au/indigenous_education/27/en
dc.identifier.surveyLSICen
dc.description.institutionAustralian Council for Educational Researchen
dc.description.institutionDepartment of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)en
dc.identifier.rishttp://flosse.dss.gov.au//ris.php?id=4166en
dc.description.keywordsearly yearsen
dc.description.keywordsIndigenousen
dc.description.keywordschildrenen
dc.description.keywordsAboriginalen
dc.description.keywordsschoolen
dc.description.pages39en
local.identifier.id4166en
dc.publisher.cityMelbourneen
dc.description.additionalinfoA report prepared by the Australian Council for Educational Research, for the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA). Recommended Citation Armstrong, Stephanie; Buckley, Sarah; Lonsdale, Michele; Milgate, Gina; Kneebone, Laura Bennetts; Cook, Louise; and Skelton, Fiona, "Starting school : a strengths‐based approach towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children" (2012).en
dc.subject.dssLearning, education and trainingen
dc.subject.dssmaincategoryChildrenen
dc.subject.dssmaincategoryEducation and Trainingen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryIndigenousen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryEarly Childhooden
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryOutcomesen
dc.subject.flosseLearning, education and trainingen
dc.relation.surveyLSICen
dc.old.surveyvalueLSICen
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