Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 First in Family, First for Family : Indigenous Academic Women’s Legacy Motivation
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'Indigenous academics are a minority within the academy, with the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous academics, staffing and student numbers well established. A growing body of literature examines the motivations of Indigenous peoples who enrol in and complete university degrees; however, there is a dearth of literature examining the journeys and motivations of those who, as well as graduating, also choose to be academics. A review of papers largely produced by Indigenous academics highlights that, though a paucity of literature directly centres their motivation in undertaking their initial studies or joining the academy, legacy, family and community motivations appear regularly, though often mentioned in incidental, backgrounded or de-centred ways. Drawing upon existing literature, interviews with 17 Indigenous academic women and Indigenous research methodologies, this article foregrounds and centres consideration of legacy motivations for academic women’s professional work and initial journey into higher education study. It argues the implications of academic engagement for Indigenous women, in so-called Australia, include wider influences, impacts and outcomes for their immediate familial, extended kinship and broader Indigenous community groups. It posits that these are not secondary or incidental, but primary motivations and shaping influences on Indigenous women’s academic careers and how they should be understood, valued and supported by institutions.' (Publication abstract) 

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    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education vol. 51 no. 1 2022 25572645 2022 periodical issue

    'We are very pleased to bring you Volume 51. 1 of The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. This year the journal shifted to an exciting new open-source platform with Open Journal Systems (OJS) and we are thrilled to be able to bring the AJIE to readers in an even more accessible format.

    'We hope you enjoy this volume of the AJIE. We wish to thank the authors and reviewers for their important contributions to this volume. Many thanks to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit in the Indigenous Engagement Division at The University of Queensland for their financial support of the journal. We are grateful to our Senior Publications Officer Sonia Nitchell for managing the import of the extensive AJIE archive onto the new platform. We look forward to continuing to bring AJIE to readers through our new open access website and ensuring that researchers in Indigenous education globally benefit from increased visibility and engagement with their scholarship.' (Publication summary)

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