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  • Essay / Issues that affect the educational outcomes of indigenous...

    SummaryIn the article "The association between health and education in Australia", the author discussed the associations that impact poor health , limited education and the relationship between health and education. for Indigenous Australians. Biddle explained how education can prolong good health and how good health can lead to higher academic achievement, which encourages employment and provides life benefits, such as higher income and level improved life. Quantitative research was undertaken and data were analyzed using probit model estimates from the 2001 National Health Survey, conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data was limited to Australians aged 20 to 64, who were likely to have completed secondary education but were not retired. Poor health was linked to: education, housing and geographic variables. The conclusion drawn suggests that Indigenous Australians completing secondary education were associated with better health outcomes. Biddle suggested that with an individual's higher education, he or she engaged in better health knowledge and took compulsory subjects related to health and physical education. With this knowledge as well as the confidence to use this knowledge, they can benefit their own health. Additionally, Biddle indicated that healthy individuals are able to begin education in the first place.Annotation/critiqueThe aim of the article was to examine the associations between health and education for Indigenous Australians. Biddle had cited the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and supported his own scientific research by drawing on the insights of other people's analyses. Biddle cited research from the NationalAboriginal and Torres......middle of the article......d health and educational outcomes, there is reliable information and medical statistics on poor health as a key issue affecting indigenous educational outcomes. Australians, a valid point for my essay. Works Cited Biddle, N 2006, “The Association Between Health and Education in Australia: Indigenous/non-Indigenous Comparisons”, Economic and Labor Relations Review, The, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 107-141.Lyons, Z & Janca, A 2012, 'Indigenous children in Australia: health, education and optimism for the future', Australian Journal of Education, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 5-21.Mellor, S & Corrigan, M 2004, The case for change: a review of contemporary research into indigenous educational outcomes, ACER Press, Camberwell, Vic.Taylor, A 2010, 'Here and Now: The Attendance Problem in Indigenous Early Childhood Education”, Journal of Education Policy, Vol. 25, no. 5, pp... 677-699.