Indigenous Children Growing Up Strong

A Longitudinal Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families

Maggie Walter, Karen L. Martin, Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Maggie Walter, Karen L. Martin, Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781137534347
• eBook ISBN:
  9781137534354
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Marriage & Family Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

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.

Table of contents

• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Notes on the Contributors
• List of Abbreviations
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• 1: Introduction
• 2: Introducing the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children
• 3: The Story of LSIC: It’s All About Trust and Vision
• 4: LSIC: Procedural Ethics Through an Indigenous Ethical Lens
• 5: Culture and Identity: LSIC Parents’ Beliefs and Values and Raising Young Indigenous Children in the Twenty-First Century
• 6: Pregnancy, Birthing and Health for Indigenous Families
• 7: Doing Indigenous Family
• 8: Moving Beyond Essentialism: Aboriginal Parental Perceptions of School Bullying and School Engagement
• 9: Not My Family: Understanding the Prevalence and Impact of Racism Beyond Individualistic Experiences
• 10: Health Conditions and Health Service Utilisation among Children in LSIC
• 11: Another Brick in the Wall? Parent Perceptions of School Educational Experiences of Indigenous Australian Children
• 12: Health Determinants and Educational Outcomes for Indigenous Children
• 13: Indigenous Children’s Resilience: The Role of Demographics, Relationships, Achievement and Culture
• 14: Policy Implications
• Index