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Open research questions in Indigenous and Place-Based Education

293 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 4,365 Indigenous and Place-Based Education papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

What the literature leaves open

  • Investigate how teachers design their lesson activities in different contexts, - Explore whether geography influences how teachers contextualize lesson plans around culturally responsive educational resources

    Variance in Teachers’ Implementation of Culturally Responsive Digital Curriculum Tools in Aotearoa New Zealand · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need to consider the geographical location and institutional context in the implementation of culturally responsive educational resources. The study explores how teachers design lesson activities around a locally situated, open virtual field trip resource.

    Variance in Teachers’ Implementation of Culturally Responsive Digital Curriculum Tools in Aotearoa New Zealand · 2026 · DOI

  • While prior research has identified various factors contributing to students’ communal goal affordance belief, the role of teaching practices remains underexplored.

    Brief Research Report: Linking Communal Teaching Practices to Students’ STEM Career Interests · 2025 · DOI

  • Their education had not been an instrument whereby each individual gained access to a variety of discursive practices; Downloaded by [University of Sydney] at 17:04 15 March 2015 hence, their choices and commitments were limited to a centrist model of civic education.

    Civic Education and Preservice Educators: Extending the Boundaries of Discourse · 1987 · DOI

  • Multigrade teaching presents intricate pedagogical, organisational, and psychological demands. Educators face challenges such as low student enrolment, educator shortages, and demographic or geographic constraints. The study highlights the challenges of limited resources and unrealistic expectations in rural settings.

    Educator resilience in multigrade rural farm schools in KwaZulu-Natal: An exploratory case study · 2026 · DOI

  • While this study offers valuable insights, it also points to several avenues for future research. Longitudinal studies are needed to explore the long- term effects of project-based learning, collaborative teaching, and technology integration on student outcomes in rural settings. Furthermore, research should focus on exploring the challenges of scaling these innovations to other rural contexts, particularly those with different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Investigating how different stakeholders—including students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, school administrators, and policymakers—perceive and navigate these interventions could provide a more holistic understanding of the barriers and enablers of educational change.

    Empowering Rural Education: A Transformative Approach Through Action Research, Innovative Pedagogy, And Technology Integration for Student Engagement and Achievement · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in addressing environmental justice as social justice in teacher preparation - There is a need for critical forest-based pedagogies that consider the pedagogical implications of forest therapy

    “In Community with a Tree”: A Collaborative Narrative Inquiry on Forest Therapy’s Embodied Pedagogies · 2026 · DOI

  • Limited resources. Insufficient culturally responsive pedagogies. The need to balance traditional knowledge with contemporary educational requirements.

    Indigenous Teacher Education in Sonora, Mexico · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of culturally responsive pedagogies in teacher education. The insufficient integration of traditional knowledge and language in teacher preparation programs.

    Indigenous Teacher Education in Sonora, Mexico · 2026 · DOI

  • The review highlights a persistent limitation: while community-based literacy approaches frequently invited participation and rich meaning-making, fewer studies attended to how such practices were sustained through ongoing or embedded triadic arrangements involving people, places, and texts. The review identifies a gap in the literature regarding the sustainability of community-based literacy initiatives.

    Storytelling and literacy practices in community - bringing together place, people and texts · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the impact of STEM education on marginalized groups. Future studies could investigate the effectiveness of different strategies for promoting equity in STEM education. Further research could examine the role of discourse analysis in understanding the messaging presented by STEM education providers.

    Equity-Focused Possibilities for New Interpretations of STEM Education: A Discourse Analysis of STEM Education Across Three Sectors in a Canadian Region · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the definition and purpose of STEM education. The study recognizes that the confusion surrounding the definition of STEM has not changed greatly over time. The study aims to address this gap by exploring the discourses presented by public school boards and equity-focused informal STEM education programs.

    Equity-Focused Possibilities for New Interpretations of STEM Education: A Discourse Analysis of STEM Education Across Three Sectors in a Canadian Region · 2026 · DOI

  • The authors identify the challenge of rural teacher recruitment. The authors note that systems and school structures often fail to adequately prepare rural young people for future work. The authors discuss the concept of 'spatial injustice' in the context of rural education.

    What’s Rural about Rural Education Research? · 2026 · DOI

  • The authors suggest that future research should focus on understanding the concept of rurality in rural education research. The authors argue that future research should aim to provide examples of rural education research and its challenges.

    What’s Rural about Rural Education Research? · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a gap in accessing higher education between regional, rural, and remote areas and metropolitan areas. The study aims to address this gap by exploring the significance of place in the success of Regional Hubs as an equity tool.

    The role of place in the widening participation functions of Regional University Study Hubs · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap is the need for more effective initiatives to prepare teachers for non-metropolitan areas. The gap is the lack of understanding of the experiences of preservice teachers, teacher educators, and school staff in non-metropolitan areas.

    Beyond window shopping · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of recognition of the significant work created by philanthropic initiatives for academic and professional staff. The need to explore the complex and often precarious role academics play in facilitating philanthropic initiatives. The risk of philanthropic initiatives being unsustainable in the absence of institutional support and workload recognition.

    The hidden work of giving · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a gap in the literature on rural youth experiences in elite institutions. The book seeks to address this gap by shedding light on the challenges and opportunities faced by rural youth.

    Mara Tieken (2025). Educated Out: How Rural Students Navigate Elite Colleges – And What it Costs Them. The University of Chicago Press. · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of rural education, specifically the concept of the right to be rural. It highlights the need for further research on the impact of rural school consolidation on rural communities.

    A rural education summer school · 2026 · DOI

  • The data collected is very subjective to the participants. The study is limited to early career teachers in regional, rural, and remote locations in Australia.

    A picture paints a thousand words · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap in understanding the experiences of early career teachers in regional, rural, and remote locations. The need for a balanced view of teaching in these locations.

    A picture paints a thousand words · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should consider the importance of local knowledges and cultural context in rural science education. Future research should aim to advance the field of rural science education by providing more empirical research.

    A systematic review of rural science education: Key ideas for designing teaching and learning sequences · 2026 · DOI

  • Rural science education is not vastly explored, and empirical research is limited. There is a lack of research on designing teaching and learning sequences in rural science education context.

    A systematic review of rural science education: Key ideas for designing teaching and learning sequences · 2026 · DOI

  • Low literacy levels in South African rural primary schools. Limited access to resources, teacher expertise, and sustained literacy support in rural schools. Socio-economic challenges experienced in rural communities.

    Community engagement: Resourced reading clubs in 12 rural primary schools in the Eastern Cape · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the provision of adequate resources and support for literacy development in rural schools. The study highlights the need for sustainable, community-supported literacy interventions within schools.

    Community engagement: Resourced reading clubs in 12 rural primary schools in the Eastern Cape · 2026 · DOI

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