Overview
Background
Dr Angela Baeza is a woman, educator, researcher, mother, and daughter. She is Diaguita First Nation from the Atacama Desert of Chile and has been living and working in Meanjin since 2018. With a professional background as a school teacher and university lecturer, her research focuses on Indigenous education and culturally responsive pedagogies.
Her doctoral research centred on relationships among Indigenous communities, schools, and support systems, and her ongoing work continues to be guided by community knowledge and lived experiences. She has received multiple awards recognising her leadership in Indigenous education, including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Contribution Award from the Australian Teacher Education Association in 2025.
Dr Baeza is a Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures at The University of Queensland.
Availability
- Dr Angela Baeza is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Graduate Diploma, Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile
- Masters (Research), Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
- Masters (Research), Monash University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
- Member, Australian Educational Research Association (AARE), Australian Educational Research Association (AARE)
- Member, Australian Teacher Education Association, Australian Teacher Education Association
Research interests
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Indigenous education
Her research theorises the understanding of teachers’ experiences and Indigenous community members regarding providing Indigenous education in rural and remote areas.
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Higher Education with Indigenous peoples
She has actively contributed to significant research initiatives, such as the Queensland research project facilitated by the National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN). This ARC (Australian Research Council) funded project seeks to understand the social determinants that influence the completion of university by Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
Research impacts
Ahe has actively contributed to significant research initiatives, such as the Queensland research project facilitated by the National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN). This ARC (Australian Research Council) funded project seeks to understand the social determinants that influence the completion of university by Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Angela was the project's chief investigator, of the ECR Project "Creating partnerships for integrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge in Australian classrooms".
She has received multiple awards recognising her leadership in Indigenous education, including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Contribution Award from the Australian Teacher Education Association in 2025.
Works
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Featured
2025
Journal Article
Measuring social determinants influencing Australian university students’ completion: confirmatory factor analysis
Pham, Thu D., Baeza Penã, Angela, Xing, Congcong, Blue, Levon E., Anderson, Peter J. and Chappell, Rhetta (2025). Measuring social determinants influencing Australian university students’ completion: confirmatory factor analysis. Frontiers in Education, 10 1568521, 1-17. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1568521
Featured
2024
Journal Article
The experience of living and teaching in a Rural Indigenous school in the Atacama Desert: perceptions of teachers and the Atacameña community
Baeza, Angela Rossana (2024). The experience of living and teaching in a Rural Indigenous school in the Atacama Desert: perceptions of teachers and the Atacameña community. AlterNative, 20 (4), 658-669. doi: 10.1177/11771801241288239
Featured
2024
Journal Article
Indigenous higher degree by research students’ retention and completion: a scoping review
Baeza Pena, Angela, Xing, Congcong, Blue, Levon, Pham, Thu, Saward, Melanie and Anderson, Peter (2024). Indigenous higher degree by research students’ retention and completion: a scoping review. The Australian Educational Researcher, 52 (2), 1-24. doi: 10.1007/s13384-024-00777-2
Featured
2024
Journal Article
Higher education success factor model: a means to explore factors influencing Indigenous Australian completion rates
Pham, Thu Dinh Xuan, Blue, Levon E., Baeza, Angela, Anderson, Peter J., Xing, Congcong and Saward, Melanie (2024). Higher education success factor model: a means to explore factors influencing Indigenous Australian completion rates. Student Success, 16 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.5204/ssj.3154
Featured
2024
Newspaper Article
Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding
Anderson, Peter, Baeza Pena, Angela, Blue, Levon Ellen, Saward, Melanie and Pham, Thu D. (2024, 03 04). Universities Accord: there’s a push to increase Indigenous students and voices in higher education. But we need more detail and funding The Conversation doi: 10.64628/AA.yfjyqdjj5
Featured
2023
Journal Article
Highlighting the voice of Indigenous communities for education: findings from a case study in rural Chile
Pena, Angela Baeza, Anderson, Peter and White, Simone (2023). Highlighting the voice of Indigenous communities for education: findings from a case study in rural Chile. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 52 (2) 331, 1-19. doi: 10.55146/ajie.v52i2.331
Featured
2019
Journal Article
Exploring the lived experience of one Rural Teacher in Indigenous context in Chilean Northern Territory: a narrative inquiry
Baeza, Angela Rossana (2019). Exploring the lived experience of one Rural Teacher in Indigenous context in Chilean Northern Territory: a narrative inquiry. International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, 12 (1), 29-45. doi: 10.5204/ijcis.v11i1.1100
Featured
2019
Journal Article
Teachers' professional standards and Indigenous Education in Australia and Chile
Baeza, Angela Rossana (2019). Teachers' professional standards and Indigenous Education in Australia and Chile. International Education Journal, 18 (3), 14-24.
2026
Newspaper Article
Woven Together, Undivided We Rise – a reflection on art, women, Indigenous knowledges, healing and connection
Baeza, Angela and Bronwyn, Fredericks (2026, 10 16). Woven Together, Undivided We Rise – a reflection on art, women, Indigenous knowledges, healing and connection Croakey Health Media
2026
Newspaper Article
An open letter to fellow migrants in Australia
Daeul, Jeong and Baeza, Angela (2026, 10 09). An open letter to fellow migrants in Australia Croakey Health Media
2026
Newspaper Article
See this: the possibilities and power of an Indigenous-led education
Baeza, Angela, Egert, Gregory and McKinnon, Daniel (2026, 09 25). See this: the possibilities and power of an Indigenous-led education AARE Blog
2026
Newspaper Article
What major tests like PISA and NAPLAN get wrong about Indigenous students?
Anderson, Peter, Baeza Pena, Angela, Fredericks, Bronwyn and Blue, Levon Ellen (2026, 09 17). What major tests like PISA and NAPLAN get wrong about Indigenous students? The Conversation doi: 10.64628/AA.gfyq7yyhw
2026
Newspaper Article
The missing social determinant: why education belongs in Indigenous health policy
Baeza Pena, angela, Anderson, Peter, Pham, Thu and Blue, Levon (2026, 09 11). The missing social determinant: why education belongs in Indigenous health policy Croakey Health Media
2026
Newspaper Article
Bringing Ancestors home: repatriation, self-determination and the ongoing legacies of colonialism
Baeza Pena, Angela, Anderson, Peter and Hey, Marcela (2026, 08 14). Bringing Ancestors home: repatriation, self-determination and the ongoing legacies of colonialism Croakey
2026
Newspaper Article
Key conference puts spotlight on Indigenous knowledge, rights, resilience and futures
Baeza Pena, Angela and Fredericks, Bronwyn (2026, 07 31). Key conference puts spotlight on Indigenous knowledge, rights, resilience and futures Croakey
2026
Newspaper Article
Reflections on a mural: if we lose our reef, we lose ourselves
Baeza Pena, Angela and Fredericks, Bronwyn (2026, 07 10). Reflections on a mural: if we lose our reef, we lose ourselves
2026
Book Chapter
Widening access: Indigenous Australian mature-aged students in higher education
Pham, Thu D., Baeza Peña, Angela, Anderson, Peter J. and Blue, Levon E. (2026). Widening access: Indigenous Australian mature-aged students in higher education. Exploring widening access for mature age students: international data, experiences and practices. (pp. 157-171) edited by David Baker, Lucy Ellis and Nazim Uddin. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003540144-13
2025
Conference Publication
Experiences of teachers embedding Indigenous knowledge and perspectives in the classroom
Pena, Angela Baeza and Tapia, Carla (2025). Experiences of teachers embedding Indigenous knowledge and perspectives in the classroom. World Indigenous People Conference on Education, Auckland, New Zealand, November 2025.
2025
Newspaper Article
Debt relief is a start but Indigenous research students need other support now
Pena, Angela Baeza, Blue, Levon, Anderson, Peter and Pham, Thu (2025, 10 13). Debt relief is a start but Indigenous research students need other support now EduResearch Matters
2025
Journal Article
Indigenous rights-based approaches to decolonising research methodologies in settler colonial contexts
Anderson, Peter, Diamond, Zane M., Pham, Thu, Baeza Peña, Angela, Tapia, Carla, Blue, Levon, Saward, Melanie, Hurley, Angelina, Pecar, Kate, Kelly, Amanda, Forbes, Owen, Goerke, Veronica, Diamond, Jeane, Cathcart, Abby, Sato, Chizu, Maeda, Koji, Fox, Russell and Howe, Wren D. W. (2025). Indigenous rights-based approaches to decolonising research methodologies in settler colonial contexts. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, 10 1553208, 1553208-10. doi: 10.3389/frma.2025.1553208
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