Aboriginal-led development - the case of the Warlpiri Education and Training Trust

Bibliographic Data

ID3887422
AuthorsLouise Stanley (La Trobe University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume34
Issue3
Pages325-335
Publication date2024-04-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2023.2294684
OpenAlexW4390537981
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited16

This case study explores the developmental practices and institutional environment which have supported the Warlpiri Education and Training Trust to build a sense of Aboriginal agency and ownership over efforts to promote development in remote central Australia. Drawing on interview data with practitioners and Aboriginal participants, the study demonstrates that flexible, adaptive practices which embrace learning and prioritise respectful relationships in pursuit of culturally appropriate fit-for-purpose governance is conducive to supporting Aboriginal-led development. The study further identifies the importance of institutional settings that enable this work, including relational leadership, long-term commitment, risk appetite, creating space for reflection and adaptation, and appropriate recruitment. It also identifies the constraints on the Warlpiri Education and Training Trust (WETT) within the contemporary political economy of Indigenous affairs, which limit the extent to which such practices and institutions can, by themselves, further Aboriginal-led development approaches

Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Indigenous · Management · Political science · Politics · Praxis · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Training and Development · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Community Development and Social Impact · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Psychology · Public Administration

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