Enabling Indigenous wellbeing in higher education: Indigenous Australian youth-devised strategies and solutions
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Durmush, Georgia Louise, Craven, Rhonda Gai, Yeung, See Shing, Mooney, Janet, Horwood, Marcus S., Cunha Vasconcellos, Diego Itibere, Franklin, Alicia, Duncan, Christopher and Gillane, Renee. (2024). Enabling Indigenous wellbeing in higher education: Indigenous Australian youth-devised strategies and solutions. Higher Education. 87(5), pp. 1357-1374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01067-z
Authors | Durmush, Georgia Louise, Craven, Rhonda Gai, Yeung, See Shing, Mooney, Janet, Horwood, Marcus S., Cunha Vasconcellos, Diego Itibere, Franklin, Alicia, Duncan, Christopher and Gillane, Renee |
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Abstract | Indigenous youth comprise over half of the Indigenous Australian population; however, there is a scarcity of research that focuses on improving Indigenous Australians’ wellbeing in higher education. The purpose of this study was to identify Indigenous-devised strategies to support wellbeing of salience to Indigenous Australian higher education students. Using Indigenous methodology, Indigenous youth (N = 7; aged between 18 and 25 years) studying at three higher education institutions in Australia participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis identified strategies and solutions for supporting and enhancing Indigenous youth wellbeing in higher education. Participants suggested that their wellbeing would benefit from increased opportunities for them to gain role models. They also suggested culturally supportive higher education environments were critical and could be achieved by employing more Indigenous academics and Indigenous mentors to implement personalised student support, introducing mandatory cultural competency training for all staff, and employing culturally safe counselling services. Indigenous youth also suggested strategies for enhancing institutional policy such as ensuring Indigenous culture and perspectives were taught across all faculties; developing reconciliation action plans, financial support, and scholarships to require proof of Aboriginality and evidence of hardship; and an institutional wellbeing strategy designed to support Indigenous students’ wellbeing. |
Keywords | higher education; Indigenous youth; wellbeing |
Year | 01 Jan 2024 |
Journal | Higher Education |
Journal citation | 87 (5), pp. 1357-1374 |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag Dordrecht |
ISSN | 1573-174X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01067-z |
Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-023-01067-z |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1357-1374 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 06 Jul 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 05 Jun 2023 |
Deposited | 16 Aug 2024 |
Additional information | © Crown 2023 |
Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions | |
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Place of publication | Netherlands |
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