Indigenous Children Growing Up Strong

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.

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

Autorentext

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.

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Introduction.- Maggie Walter, Karen Martin and Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews.- 1. Introducing the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children; Maggie Walter, Mick Dodson and Sharon Barnes; 2.- The Story of the LSIC: It's all about Trust and Vision; Maggie Walter Karen L. Martin.- 3. LSIC: Procedural ethics through an Indigenous ethical lens; Terry Dunbar and Margaret Scrimgeour.- 4. Culture and Identity: LSIC parents beliefs and values and raising young Indigenous children in the 21st Century; Karen L Martin.- 5. Pregnancy, Birthing and Health for Indigenous Families Terry Dunbar, Margaret Scrimgeour.- 6. Doing Indigenous Family; Maggie Walter.- 7. Moving Beyond Essentialism: Aboriginal Parental Perceptions of School Bullying and School Engagement; Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Alison Whittaker, Elena Cooper, Roberto Parada, Nida Denson and Peter Bansel.- 8. Not my family: Understanding the prevalence and impact of racism beyond individualistic experiences; Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Ruth Lovelock, Yin Paradies, Nida Denson, Corrinne Franklin and Naomi Priest.- 9. Health conditions and health service Utilisation among children in LSIC Ray Lovett and Katherine Thurber.- 10. Another Brick in The Wall? Parent Perceptions of School Educational Experiences of Indigenous Australian Children; Michelle Trudgett, Susan Page, Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Corrinne Franklin and Alison Whittaker.- 11. Health Determinants and Educational Outcomes for Indigenous children.- 12. Indigenous Children's resilience: the role of demographics, relationships, achievement and culture; Ray Lovett.- 13. Policy Implications; Wendy Aitken and Christopher Wareham.