Indigenous population mobilities and school achievement: International educational research itineraries, issues and implications

This paper situates the articles in this special theme issue of the International Journal of Educational Research within the broader global literature regarding the educational experiences and opportunities of mobile communities. The paper distils those articles’ contributions to extending current understandings about the specific itineraries of Indigenous pupils in northern Australia, the underlying issues of Indigeneity and school achievement, and the consequent implications for international and comparative educational research. In so doing, the paper links the particular analyses outlined in the articles and the associated sites of their research with wider debates in contemporary scholarship pertaining to education and mobilities, including the complexity and contentiousness of evidentiary data sets and of accompanying schooling policy and provision frameworks.

► This special theme issue explores Indigeneity, mobility and school achievement. ► This paper locates the following articles in the mobilities literature. ► The paper distils the itineraries of Indigenous pupils in northern Australia. ► The paper highlights the issues and implications of those itineraries. ► The paper highlights the theme issue's contribution to educational research.