The FCMHW NT Division is pleased to present the findings from the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education funded project, Higher education aspirations, participation, and achievement of Australian Indigenous males to inform policy and practice to improve Indigenous men’s participation in higher education.
The project was undertaken by Professor James Smith, Dr Himanshu Gupta, Pfrom the FCMHW-NT Division and Professor Braden Hill, Dr Garth Stahl, Professor Peter Radoll, Associate Professor Andrew Harvey, Dr Rebecca Bennett and Dr Bep Uink.
Men, and specifically Indigenous males, are under-represented in higher education across all equity groups. The project examined the intersection between cultural identity and gender among Indigenous males to better understand the critical success factors and influences that have supported Indigenous males of any age to thrive and achieve in higher education.
The project was undertaken in partnership with Edith Cowan University; University of Queensland; Charles Darwin University; La Trobe University; University of Canberra; University of Queensland, and Murdoch University.