An invasion of green-stained farm workers from outer space(s)? Or a rural community struggling with issues of itinerancy?
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Article Title | An invasion of green-stained farm workers from outer space(s)? Or a rural community struggling with issues of itinerancy? |
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ERA Journal ID | 20132 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Henderson, Robyn |
Journal Title | Australian and International Journal of Rural Education |
Journal Citation | 15 (1), pp. 3-13 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2005 |
Publisher | Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA) |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1036-0026 |
1839-7387 | |
Abstract | This paper investigates stories that are told in a North Queensland rural community about the arrival of itinerant farm workers for the winter harvesting season. Permanent residents often represent this annual event as an invasion of the community by undesirable people who break the law, exacerbate racial tensions and take jobs from locals. Such stories are also heard in the community’s schools where significant numbers of itinerant children enrol during the harvesting season. In the face of sometimes hostile reception from permanent residents of the community, many itinerant families work hard to “fit in”, trying to ensure positive experiences for their children. This paper explores some of the stories that circulate and examines the way that negative perceptions of itinerant families tend to restrict the community’s capacity to recognise the benefits that families could contribute to community life. |
Keywords | itinerancy, mobility, farm workers, deficit discourses, marginalisation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 441003. Rural sociology |
390203. Sociology of education | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y490/an-invasion-of-green-stained-farm-workers-from-outer-space-s-or-a-rural-community-struggling-with-issues-of-itinerancy
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