Open AccessThe Kungullanji Program: Creating an Undergraduate Research Experience to Raise Aspirations of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students in the Sciences
Author(s) -
Jennifer-Leigh Campbell,
Sushila Chang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
scholarship and practice of undergraduate research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2476-101X
DOI - 10.18833/spur/4/3/17
Subject(s) - pacific islanders , medical education , postgraduate research , sociology , psychology , pedagogy , medicine , ethnic group , anthropology
The Kungullanji Summer Research Program offers research experiences for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander undergraduates while recognizing their contributions to research. The Kungullanji program approach is a strengths-based research training framework that recognizes existing ability outside of institutional definitions of success and adapts to student needs with multilayered support. Initial results suggest that this approach increases students’ self-confidence and interest.