The quantity, quality and characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian mentoring literature: a systematic review

Table 2 The quality of indigenous Australian mentoring publications 1983 – 2012: original research publications

Author/Publication year	Publication type	Publication classification	Quality of study design
Burgess & Dyer, 2009	Journal Article	Original Research	Methodological: Strong Peer-reviewed
Burgess & Dyer, 2009	Journal Article	Descriptive	Methodological: Strong Peer-reviewed
Nasir, 2008	Conference Paper	Original research	Methodological: Weak
Nasir, 2008	Conference Paper	Descriptive	Methodological: Weak
MacCallum, Beltman & Palmer, 2005	Conference Paper	Original Research	Methodological: Strong
MacCallum, Beltman & Palmer, 2005	Conference Paper	Descriptive	Methodological: Strong
Stacey, 2004	Report	Original Research	Methodological: Strong
Stacey, 2004	Report	Descriptive	Methodological: Strong
Department of Local Government, 1999	Report	Original Research	Methodological: Strong
		Intervention Research

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