Deadly Maths Consortium

The Deadly Maths Consortium comprises four complementary programs that aim to improve Indigenous capacity in mathematics: Deadly Maths, YuMi Maths, Indigenous VET, and Deadly Degrees.

The Deadly Maths and YuMi Maths programs are composed of projects in schools to enhance the learning of mathematics by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students respectively, in which researchers work collaboratively with teachers, teacher aides and community members. The Indigenous VET program aims to enhance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander VET mathematics learning. The Deadly Degrees program is supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to enrol in and complete research degrees, and non-Indigenous students to undertake research into Indigenous issues.

All Deadly Maths Consortium programs aim to improve Indigenous life chances and opportunities for employment.

Aims

Through research and development projects, the Deadly Maths Consortium aims to:

  1. enhance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learning of mathematics at all levels: early childhood, middle school and post-compulsory;
  2. build Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's mathematics for employment capacity;
  3. support school teachers and teacher aides and TAFE lecturers to be able to effectively teach mathematics to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students;
  4. develop decolonising research methodologies to enable capacity and awareness building;
  5. support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's research capacity, at informal, certificate, undergraduate, postgraduate, and HDR levels;
  6. foster Indigenous empowerment; and
  7. become internationally recognised for these endeavours.

Links

Deadly Maths Consortium brochure

Deadly Maths Consortium contacts

Deadly Maths Consortium 2009 activities flowchart

Last Modified: 16:41:48 Thursday, 8 January, 2009