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Title: 'We Need to Run Our Own Communities': Creating the Wuyagiba Bush Uni in Remote Southeast Arnhem Land, Northern Australia
Language: English
Authors: Andréa Jaggi (ORCID 0009-0004-3819-4899), Kevin Guyurruyurru Rogers, Helen Gabibi Rogers, Annette Yulumburruja Daniels, Emilie Ens (ORCID 0000-0001-7732-5063), Sue Pinckham
Source: Australian and International Journal of Rural Education. 2024 34(1):122-144.
Availability: Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia. P.O. Box 659, Wembly, Western Australia 6913. Tel: +08-9285-0626; e-mail: admin@spera.asn.au; Web site: http://www.spera.asn.au/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Student Participation, College Students, Indigenous Populations, Rural Areas, Geographic Isolation, Foreign Countries, Community Control, Universities, Community Schools, Indigenous Personnel, Decolonization, Power Structure, Barriers
Geographic Terms: Australia
DOI: 10.47381/aijre.v34i1.706
ISSN: 1839-7387
Abstract: Australian Indigenous student participation rates in higher education are consistently lower than non-Indigenous students, especially in remote contexts. This has manifested in the usurpation of remote Aboriginal community control by 'more qualified' external staff. Here we present a reflexive assessment of the development, delivery, outcomes and challenges of the Wuyagiba Bush Uni that was designed to address the paucity of university education in remote Aboriginal communities of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. From 2018 to 2022, 66 Indigenous students graduated with Wuyagiba Micro-credentials (accredited by Macquarie University), and 28 students proceeded to enrol in Bachelor level degrees at Macquarie University in Sydney, with the first graduate in 2023. Furthermore, the Wuyagiba model has created a successful remote Indigenous business that employs about 50 local Indigenous people annually and is working towards empowering endogenous community development in remote Arnhem Land. Nevertheless, many challenges remain including sustainable funding, remote service delivery, university and bureaucratic structural barriers, and lateral violence in remote communities. Several enabling factors of success are identified, such as the cross-cultural curriculum, strong Indigenous control and leadership, wrap-around support, and longstanding relationships between University staff and community leaders. Such reflections can be used by other remote Aboriginal communities who wish to replicate this model or create their own on-Country higher education programs to empower locally trained leaders of the future.
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Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1424700
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