Indigenous Undergraduates’ Use of Supplementary Tutors: Developing Academic Capabilities for Success in Higher Education Studies
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Martin Nakata; Vicky Nakata; Andrew Day; Gregory Martin; Michael Peachey
- Source
- The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, Vol 48, Iss 2 (2019)
- Subject
- Indigenous Australian undergraduates
higher education
tutoring
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2049-7784
This article presents an analysis of statements from Indigenous students in an Australian university that describe how they use supplementary tutors. The analysis provides some evidence that students use tutors for much more than the prescribed remedial purpose to assist with gaps in assumed academic knowledge and skills to prevent subject failures. Students also use tutors to access hidden knowledge and develop capabilities that assist their progress from dependence on assistance to independence in learning. Our analysis has implications for the conceptualisation and management of supplementary tutoring for Indigenous students.