Nicholas J. McTurk|Tess Lea|Gary Robinson|Georgie Nutton|Jonathan R. Carapetis
Defining and Assessing the School Readiness of Indigenous Australian Children
Charles Darwin University|Charles Darwin University|Menzies School of Health Research|Menzies School of Health Research|Menzies School of Health Research
research evidence underpins school readiness indigenous australian children reviewed article followed identification issues requiring research attention two key questions considered 1 school readiness defined applicable definitions indigenous contexts 2 methods school readiness assessment applied indigenous children tools appropriate effective general definitions school readiness outlined ecological view defines school readiness ready services schools communities families view scrutinised detail consider whether services schools communities ready promote indigenous childrens education extended families pivotal social constructions many indigenous contexts extent recognised ecological view school readiness assessed thereafter methods assessing childrens school readiness reviewed highlighting shortfall techniques specifically designed validated indigenous australians variable applicability techniques currently use