Migration background and educational affordability amongst Pacific Islander migrant learners in Melbourne’s western region

Paulsen, Irene

doi:10.36251/josi.137

Journal of Social Inclusion

2018

DOI: 10.36251/josi.137

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Migration background and educational affordability amongst Pacific Islander migrant learners in Melbourne’s western region

Irene Paulsen

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“…Many Pacific Islander 1 (PI) migrants view education as both a process and outcome that is an effective motivation and indicator of the level of success that individuals and families can achieve through the migration process (Ravulo, 2015). Successful schooling and the achievement of positive pathways to Higher Education (HE), training and career−related employment are seen as valuable and worthwhile investments for personal and collective benefits to individuals, families and communities (Paulsen, 2016;Ravulo, 2015). When viewed through a social, cultural and economic lens, migration is seen to be a worthwhile undertaking, even if difficult and arduous, which can provide access to various forms of capital (Bourdieu,1997), including improved educational opportunities and benefits.…”

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Migration background and educational affordability amongst Pacific Islander migrant learners in Melbourne’s western region

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2018

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High cost is a major barrier to the attainment of educational goals of many learners, especially those from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds. In Australia, this cohort includes Pacific Islander (PI) learners for whom low family income and ineligibility to access Government assistance for tertiary education costs may prohibit some learners from pursuing Higher Education (HE) studies. Whilst cultural barriers such as unfamiliarity with the education system, low language competence, and poor institutional support for non-traditional learners have consistently dominated the discourse on Pacific Islander learner’s low levels of achievement in education, less attention has focused on the effects of migration background, economic, and social adjustment patterns on their schooling outcomes. This article proposes that migration history, socio-economic background, and financial challenges affect PI migrant learners in two distinct ways: for those who have motivation and capability to enroll in tertiary level study, their aspirations are constrained by the high cost of tuition fees; while those learners who have the financial means and support to enroll in HE study are sometimes constrained by long-term poverty, which affects their motivations to study at the tertiary education level.This qualitative study involved working with a small group of PI learners from Melbourne’s western region from 2012 to 2015. Information was gathered from semi-structured interviews conducted with learner participants, and their parents and teachers. Learners were interviewed three or four times, while their parents and teachers were interviewed either once or twice over a four-year period. The collected data was sorted and categorized using NVivo software, and later categorized into broad themes, which were then cross matched with individual learner case stories to refine emerging finding and themes.The study revealed that migration background has an important influence on the social and economic settlement patterns of PI learners and their families and these in turn significantly affect learners’ schooling and post school outcomes.

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Migration background and educational affordability amongst Pacific Islander migrant learners in Melbourne’s western region

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2018

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Takanga ‘enau fohe: a scoping review of the educational successes and challenges of Pacific learners in Australia 2010–2021

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International literature has recognised the importance of education research with Pacific learners. In an Australian context, the early years learning framework for Australia and the Australian curriculum emphasise that education sectors should work towards cultivating respect for cultural diversity and to develop intercultural understanding and intercultural capabilities. As such, the call to better understand the cultural complexities that underpins Pacific learners and their interactions with educational processes remains pertinent. This scoping review offers an important synthesis of empirical research on the educational successes and challenges of Pacific learners in Australian educational settings from 2010 to 2021. While this study offers critical insights for teacher education and research, the findings also revealed paucities in education research with Pacific learners. Thereby, propositions for future and ongoing education research with Pacific learners in Australia are offered in this article.

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Migration background and educational affordability amongst Pacific Islander migrant learners in Melbourne’s western region

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Migration background and educational affordability amongst Pacific Islander migrant learners in Melbourne’s western region

Migration background and educational affordability amongst Pacific Islander migrant learners in Melbourne’s western region

Takanga ‘enau fohe: a scoping review of the educational successes and challenges of Pacific learners in Australia 2010–2021

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