Common aspirations shared by Indigenous and non-Indigenous students did not vary in overall goals but

Indigenous Students Aspirations: An In-Depth Analysis of Indigenous Students’ CareerAspirations and Factors that Impact on their FormulationAdrian Parente, Rhonda G. Craven, Geoff Munns and Kurt MarderSelf-Concept Enhancement and Learning Facilitation Research CentreUniversity of Western Sydney, AustraliaPaper presented at NZARE AARE, Auckland, New Zealand, November 2003CRA03800Indigenous Students Aspirations: An In-Depth Analysis of Indigenous Students’ CareerAspirations and Factors that Impact on their FormulationAdrian Parente, Rhonda G. Craven, Geoff Munns and Kurt MarderSelf-Concept Enhancement and Learning Facilitation Research CentreUniversity of Western Sydney, AustraliaThis study was commissioned by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST)under its Education Innovation Program (EIP). This paper reports on aspects of the qualitativecomponent of the study. The aims of this component of the study included to: 1) identifyIndigenous secondary school students’ aspirations; 2) identify Indigenous students’ perceptionsof the relevance of their current studies and of further education to achieve their aspirations; 3)identify Indigenous students’ preferences for further education in regard to vocational educationand higher education; 4) identify the key sources of and quality of career advice Indigenousstudents have received; 5) identify the ability of Indigenous students to differentiate betweendesirable and attainable goals and ...