Beneath the Teaching Iceberg: Exposing the Hidden Support Dimensions of Indigenous Academic Work

Page; Christine Asmar

doi:10.1375/s1326011100000442

Beneath the Teaching Iceberg

Exposing the Hidden Support Dimensions of Indigenous Academic Work

Bibliographic Data

ID	2967210
Authors	Page (0000-0003-4697-3716, Macquarie University, corresponding author), Christine Asmar (The University of Sydney)
Year	2008
Volume	37
Issue	S1
Pages	109-117
Publication date	2008-07-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1326-0111 • E-ISSN: 2049-7784
Publisher	The University of Queensland (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1375/s1326011100000442
OpenAlex	W2198385060
Language	EN
Citations received	23
References cited	15

Indigenous students everywhere are known to require particular types and levels of support as they enter, and continue their studies within universities. Such support is often provided by designated support workers employed for that purpose. Our study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academic staff around Australia, however, found that teaching staff also spend considerable time and effort supporting their students' learning experiences both in and out of the classroom. Our findings suggest that this issue is multi-dimensional and complex. Outwardly, visible dimensions of Indigenous academic support roles, we found, are often just the tip of an iceberg. We argue that, while students' need for support is increasingly well documented, the informal support roles played by the few Indigenous academics have been under-reported and may not be visible, or recognised. Going further, we propose a new conceptual framework for analysing the unique context in which Indigenous academic work occurs

Archaeology · Geography · Indigenous · Pedagogy · Political science · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Sociology · Engineering · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Higher Education Research Studies · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Ecology

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Unique citing works	23
Citations per year	1,28
Citation span	2008 - 2023 (16)
Citation velocity	historical
Highly cited	No
Citation types	Neutral: 23

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