About MATSITI
The
More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative is a
national project funded by the Australian government.
The project will develop national strategies to increase the number of and retention of Indigenous teachers employed in schools. This project will be built on the most current qualitative and quantitative research available as the basis for developing lasting and effective strategies to meet these objectives.
Developing strategies that will enhance the leadership qualities of experienced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teachers will be a key component of this work.
The project will explore the potential for growth in teacher numbers by analysing demographics, looking at how teaching is promoted as a career, how recruitment can be enhanced and fostered, and how to encourage the retention and development of Indigenous teachers as Principals and senior education administrators.
Lead researcher for the More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Project is Professor Peter Buckskin, the Dean of DUCIER supported by Emeritus Professor Paul Hughes and Dr Kaye Price from the University of Southern Queensland.
The MATSITI project provides an invaluable opportunity to develop a complete picture of what elements will garner and develop more Indigenous young people to become teachers and leading educators.