ERIC Number: EJ1307278
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Aug
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1326-0111
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Media Neglect of Indigenous Student Performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2001-2015
Davis, Edward Rock; Wilson, Rachel; Evans, John Robert
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, v50 n1 p136-146 Aug 2021
This research explores media reporting of Indigenous students' Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results in two national and 11 metropolitan Australian newspapers from 2001 to 2015. Of almost 300 articles on PISA, only 10 focused on reporting of Indigenous PISA results. While general or non-Indigenous PISA results featured in media reports, especially at the time of the publication of PISA results, there was overwhelming neglect of Indigenous results and the performance gap. A thematic analysis of articles showed mainstream PISA reporting had critical commentary which is not found in the Indigenous PISA articles. The three themes identified include: a lack of teacher quality in remote and rural schools; the debate on Gonski funding recommendations and the PISA achievement gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. This study concluded the overwhelming neglect is linked to media bias, which continues to drive mainstream media coverage of Indigenous Australians.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Indigenous Populations, Minority Group Students, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, International Assessment, News Reporting, News Media, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Achievement Gap
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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