Exploring the Idea of a Community Embedded University in Regional and Rural Australia
Mollie Dollinger,
Darci Taylor,
Lea Piskiewicz
Abstract:A persistent issue in Australia, and globally, is how to improve participation rates in higher education for students from regional and rural areas. In this paper, we tackle this challenge by exploring the idea of a Community Embedded University (CEU). We draw on empirical data from three participatory co-design workshops with university students (n = 15) and staff (n = 6), to provoke discussion on what a CEU model might look like, the activities it might engage in, and how it would collaborate with local comm… Show more
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