Student Perspectives on School

Abstract

This chapter reports on part of the evaluation of an Australian government grant (2011-2013) that focused on improving literacy outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students attending four independent schools in New South Wales, Australia. Specifically, the project aimed to increased students' literacy skills, develop positive attitudes to learning and encourage families and community members to engage more actively with their children's school lives. Of interest in the context of this book is the use of a photovoice activity, Literacy Snapshots, to access authentic voices of the participant children, to see what they thought about their own literacy learning and literacy in th..