Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing the world today threatening societies and the future of the planet. The impacts of climate change are more severe in poor and marginalised populations like Indigenous communities where people rely heavily on their Indigenous Knowledge (IK) to adapt to the changing environment. Climate change adaptation and resilience are critical for the survival of Indigenous communities under the threat of climate change. This systematic literature review seeks to understand how IK contributes to climate change adaptation and resilience. A total of 71 papers from Scopus were analysed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method. It investigated three research questions: (i) How is IK understood in climate change studies? (ii) What kind of IK is used to address climate change and enhance adaptation and resilience? and finally, (iii) What could be done to maximise the use of IK towards enhancing climate adaptation and resilience? The study found that Indigenous people use IK to predict extreme climatic conditions, prepare for it, and live through it making use of Indigenous adaptation strategies in multiple manifestations. The solutions to maximise the benefits of IK promote two dominant themes requiring more research on IK and climate change with diverse focus areas and the need to bridge it with scientific knowledge. This review provides a starting point for such research that will draw upon IK to enhance climate adaptation and resilience towards meaningful sustainable development.

The positionality of a researcher influences the research design, data collection, interpretation, and analysis. However, managing positionality shift is complex as the boundary between researcher and participants is fluid. Drawing on an autoethnographic approach, this paper discusses my experiences using reflexivity in managing positionality shifts while conducting interviews in my close-knit community as part of the qualitative methods for my PhD research project. The PhD project assesses the impact of COVID-19 on social, economic, physical, and psychological well-being in Bhutan. It is based on a mixed-method convergent design within which the interviews were included to gather qualitative data from 52 key informants in Bhutan for a comprehensive understanding of their lived experiences. Insights drawn from the experiences of interviewing participants showed that the researcher’s positionality, even if they belong to a close-knit community, shifts between ‘insider’ and ‘outsider’ statuses depending on the context. Complex and multiple social dimensions shape the decisions of participants to situate a researcher’s positionality, which impacts the research uniquely and unexpectedly, especially in data collection and interpretation. The reflection underscores the significance of reflexivity as a tool to navigate positionality tensions in managing ethical rigour, enhancing cultural and contextual sensitivity, and practising agility to foster trust in gathering authentic insights. Reflexivity also enhances the transparency of the qualitative methods to ensure credible and in-depth data for the phenomenon under investigation. The paper also aims to benefit qualitative researchers in managing positionality shifts with fluid boundaries between the researcher and participants while exploring deeper meanings of participants’ lived experiences.

Are there ladies and gentlemen in the 21st century? Do we need them? In the 20th century, lady became particularly unpopular with second wave feminists, who preferred ‘woman’. Gentleman was seen as similarly politically incorrect: class, race and culture bound. Following previous research on the word lady, we explore here some current evocations and debates around these words. We consider how the more casual, etymologically gendered term ‘guy’ has been utilized for men and women, and how it functions to reflect and obscure gender. While the return of the lady might be considered a consumer fad, a neo-conservative post-feminist backlash, or nostalgia for an elite ‘polite society’, it also offers an opportunity for a deeper discussion about civility as part of a broader conversation that is gaining impetus in the Western world. Politeness is personal and political. Whilst evidence for a comeback of the gentleman is limited, we critically consider the re-emergence of the lady as reflecting a deeper desire for applied sexual and social ethics. Such gender ethics have global, social and cultural ramifications that we ought not to underestimate. The desire for a culture of civility is gaining momentum as we are increasingly confronted with the violent consequences of a culture without it.

Background: This paper presents an analysis of the current research landscape within the Australian counselling profession, identifying key challenges and proposing a strategic approach to building research capacity. Problem Statement: Written by a taskforce of educational leaders, it reports their perceptions and experiences of the multifaceted challenges hindering research development. These challenges encompass the limited pipeline of future doctoral‐trained counselling educators, the barriers to promotion opportunities for current counsellor educators, and the impact these deficits may have on the profession overall. Proposed Solutions: To address these challenges, the paper proposes a series of targeted strategies aimed at stakeholders across the research ecosystem. Conclusion: The intention of disseminating these strategies is to support counselling professionals in other regions who may be interested in further development of their own research capacity.