Overview
Uses longitudinal study data and includes perspectives from the Aboriginal community
Addresses a range of issues including race, technology, education, health and well-being
Concludes with policy implications of international relevance
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This edited collection by leading Australian Aboriginal scholars uses data from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) to explore how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are growing up in contemporary Australia. The authors provide an overview of the study, including the Indigenous methodological and ethical framework which guides the analysis. They also address the resulting policy ramifications, alongside the cultural, social, educational and family dynamics of Indigenous children’s lives.
Indigenous Children Growing Up Strong will be of interest to students and scholars in the areas of sociology, social work, anthropology and childhood and youth studies.
Reviews
“This book is unique in many ways, including the significant number of Aboriginal authors who provide an insider’s perspective of what it means to be Aboriginal.” (Bronwyn Carlson, University of Wollongong, Australia)
“This is a long-overdue and critically important book that provides an up-to-date, and comprehensive picture of Australia’s Aboriginal children and the physical, social, economic, and cultural contexts in which they are growing.” (Michelle Harris, University at Albany, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Maggie Walter is Professor of Sociology and Pro Vice-Chancellor Aboriginal Research and Leadership at the University of Tasmania. She is a long term member of the LSIC steering committee. She descends from the pairrebenne people of North Eastern Tasmania.
Karen L. Martin is Associate Professor in the School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University. She is Deputy Chair of the LSIC steering committee. She is a Noonuccal woman with Bidjara ancestry.
Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews is Associate Professor within the Centre for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledges, University of Technology Sydney and has developed an interest in Indigenous perspectives on racism and statistics. He is also a member of the National Indigenous Researchers and Knowledges Network. He identifies with the D’harawal nation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Indigenous Children Growing Up Strong
Book Subtitle: A Longitudinal Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families
Editors: Maggie Walter, Karen L. Martin, Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53435-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53434-7Published: 11 July 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-53435-4Published: 01 June 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 335
Number of Illustrations: 83 b/w illustrations
Topics: Ethnicity Studies, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Childhood, Adolescence and Society