This report considers how place-based and culturally responsive teaching can be integrated into vocational education and training (VET) more effectively, leading to more meaningful outcomes for First Nations learners. The report identifies key elements of good practice in culturally responsive training delivered through place-based approaches, finding that effective approaches are Aboriginal led.

This literature review is written for teachers, school leaders and teacher educators who are working to strengthen culturally responsive schooling in Australia. The review brings together three interconnected fields of scholarship: culturally responsive pedagogies, critical action research and educational leadership, to develop a coherent conceptual foundation for an Australian approach to culturally responsive schooling.

This narrative literature review focuses on the theme of culturally responsive pedagogy, with an emphasis on the Australian context.