ABSTRACT

Aspirations are embedded in social alliances and affectively realised. This article presents a longitudinal case study of the support and pastoral care in place for one Samoan-Australian male, Fiamalu, during his final year of compulsory schooling. Fiamalu’s path to higher education was precarious for numerous reasons, including losing both his parents in the months preceding his last year of compulsory schooling. Drawing on theories of affect, the analysis focuses on the dynamics of the affective alliance between Fiamalu’s elder sister and his year-level coordinator who supported Fiamalu. Fiamalu’s story furthers understandings of the diverse ways disadvantaged students can be supported. Furthermore, as Fiamalu was supported, he simultaneously remained committed to supporting those close to him, providing insight into the ways in which support is often reciprocal and intertwined with empathy.

摘要

愿望植根于社会联盟中，并在情感上得以实现。本文介绍了一名萨摩亚裔澳大利亚男性 Fiamalu 在义务教育的最后一年提供的支持和教牧关怀的纵向案例研究。由于多种原因，Fiamalu 的高等教育之路岌岌可危，包括在最后一年义务教育之前的几个月里失去了双亲。利用情感理论，分析重点关注 Fiamalu 的姐姐和支持 Fiamalu 的年级协调员之间情感联盟的动态。Fiamalu 的故事加深了对支持弱势学生的多种方式的理解。此外，由于 Fiamalu 得到支持，他同时仍致力于支持与他亲近的人，