The Follow The Dream Project is an initiative of the Department of Education and Training that aims to improve the graduation of Aboriginal students from Year 12 in Western Australian schools.
The Happy Kids Project aims to build Indigenous children's capacity to cope with life's challenges and promote resilience through social and emotional skill development, cognitive development, community engagement and appropriate health provision.
A longitudinal study is being conducted by Dr Cheryl Kickett-Tucker of caregivers' expectations, perspectives and experiences of Moorditj Noongar Community College.
In a pilot project Aboriginal Students and the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (WALNA), researchers worked with teachers of Year 5 students in Perth and several regional areas of Western Australia to identify suitable strategies to improve the performance of Aboriginal students on WALNA tests.
Previous Research Projects
The Conductive Hearing Loss Project was a longitudinal study investigating the consequences of conductive hearing loss among Indigenous students and effective teaching strategies to improve learning outcomes of students affected by the disease.
An evaluation of an attendance grants program initiated by the Aboriginal Education Directorate of the Department of Education and Training in 2002 explored the potential of District Education Offices and schools to implement new strategies that could bring about improved attendance of Aboriginal students at school.
The aim of the Quality schools for Aboriginal students project conducted in 1997-1999 was the identification of the characteristics of schools and teachers that demonstrably improved the attendance and retention of Aboriginal students at school and their engagement in school learning.
CIAK has also been engaged to conduct community consultations on a variety of issues including the provision of health and government services.