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Did DI do it? Response to a rejoinder

Part of: A dialogue about the role of Direct Instruction (DI) in very remote schools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

John Guenther Open the ORCID record for John Guenther [Opens in a new window]  and
Samuel Osborne Open the ORCID record for Samuel Osborne [Opens in a new window]
John Guenther*
Affiliation:
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Darwin0845, Northern Territory, Australia University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Adelaide5095, South Australia, Australia
Samuel Osborne
Affiliation:
Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Darwin0845, Northern Territory, Australia University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Adelaide5095, South Australia, Australia
*
Author for correspondence: John Guenther, E-mail: john.guenther@batchelor.edu.au
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Abstract

Guenther and Osborne's (2020) article ‘Did DI do it?’ raises concerns about the outcomes of a programme designed to improve literacy for First Nations students in remote schools. A critique of the article challenges the methods and findings. In this response, the authors respond to the criticism.

Keywords

Indigenous educationpedagogyliteracyremote education
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Article Response
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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 49 , Special Issue 2: Critical conversations on higher education as an enabler to building an Indigenous health workforce , December 2020 , pp. 173 - 175
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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