"In Our Language": Imagining a Pacific Research Journal in Terms of Language and Stakeholder Position and Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Hemi, Keakaokawai Varner; Aporosa, S. Apo
Titel	"In Our Language": Imagining a Pacific Research Journal in Terms of Language and Stakeholder Position and Engagement
Quelle	In: Waikato Journal of Education, 26 (2021), S.45-62 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2382-0373
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Language Usage; Research Reports; Writing for Publication; Pacific Islanders; Malayo Polynesian Languages; Indigenous Populations; Periodicals; Cultural Influences; Cultural Relevance; Language of Instruction; Racial Bias; Ethnicity; Language Maintenance; Stakeholders; Role; New Zealand; Hawaii; Fiji + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sprachgebrauch; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Sinti und Roma; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Ethnizität; Sprachpflege; Rollen; Neuseeland; Fidschi
Abstract	A scan of academic databases shows research publications covering every topic from impending death in the "Journal of Near-death Studies" to keeping potatoes safe in the "Journal of Potato Storage." The most popular languages for publications are in English, followed by French, German, Spanish and Chinese. While Chinese is the least popular, there are, nevertheless, over 1,400 Chinese language journals. As at March 2021, a search of the University of Waikato's library databases shows more than 72,000 published papers that focus to some degree on the Pacific. However, not one of those papers is published in a dedicated journal by, or among, Pacific peoples in their own languages. The University of Waikato recently launched a new online Pacific academic journal which has been created by Pacific scholars for Pacific scholarship in Pacific languages. It is designed to address the research publication gap and other ethical, equitable and cultural issues associated with medium of expression and stakeholder position and engagement. This digital initiative has been launched as a global pandemic continues to impact connection and relationality. With this in mind, this article first examines the context and issues around language and research in terms of discrimination, ethics and other risks. Next, the article discusses the vulnerability and positionality of Pacific scholars, learners, peoples and communities in relation to the research publications. In the third and final part, the article describes the journal initiative generally and the hopes for it--with a blatant invitation to other scholars to participate. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research. Division of Education, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-858-5171; Fax: +64-7-838-4712; e-mail: wmier@waikato.ac.nz; Web site: https://wje.org.nz/index.php/WJE
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01