Journal article
Academic ‘place-making’: fostering attachment, belonging and identity for Indigenous students in Australian universities
Teaching in Higher Education, Vol.23(2), pp.243-260
2018
Abstract
Place is a concept used to explore how people ascribe meaning to their physical and social surrounds, and their emotional affects. Exploring the university as a place can highlight social relations affecting Australian Indigenous students' sense of belonging and identity. We asked what university factors contribute to the development of a positive sense of place for these students. Findings are presented from two Australian universities, based on focus groups with Indigenous students, and interviews with Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff. Students prioritized relationships with academics as a key theme, stressing academic's flexibility and understanding enabled their persistence at university. Students situationally manage self-identification, requiring academics to engage effectively with diverse students, but staff felt they required further professional development. We argue that academics can 'make' university places in their pedagogies and mentoring roles, but require universities to recognize this pedagogical caring as a legitimate and valued element of their work.
Details
- Title
- Academic ‘place-making’: fostering attachment, belonging and identity for Indigenous students in Australian universities
- Authors
- Jennifer Carter (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawDavid Hollinsworth (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawMaria Raciti (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and LawKathryn Gilbey (Author) - University of Southern Queensland
- Publication details
- Teaching in Higher Education, Vol.23(2), pp.243-260
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2018
- DOI
- 10.1080/13562517.2017.1379485
- ISSN
- 1356-2517; 1470-1294
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2018 The Authors. This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Teaching in Higher Education 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13562517.2017.1379485
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450323302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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