Wili Suluma

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Biography

Dr Wili Suluma, BEd(Prim), PGDE, GC(Tertiary Tchg), PGDE(Tertiary Tchg), MEd(Research), MSc(Science Ed), PhD., has extensive teaching experience in Australia and the Pacific. During his 25+ years of teaching, he has taught in schools, teacher's colleges, and universities. One of the highlights of his career was serving as a principal and teacher in some of the most remote schools in isolated Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory of Australia. This was where his interest in Indigenous education started. His PhD thesis examined the purpose of education for remote Aboriginal students in the Northern Territory of Australia, drawing on the Internal Colonisation Theory and Human Capital Theory. Before joining James Cook University, Wili was involved in a teacher education project run by the University of New England on Nauru Island. The purpose of the DFAT and NZAID-funded project was to train local teachers to address Nauru’s reliance on expatriate teachers.

Wili is a lecturer in Indigenous education and is involved in preservice teacher education in the College of Arts, Society and Education at James Cook University. His research interests include Indigenous education, society and education, inclusive education, equity in education, and rural and remote education.

Research

Research Interests

Indigenous Education

Society and Education

Inclusive Education

Equity in Education

Rural and remote Education

Teaching

Research Advisor Accreditation
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Secondary


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Current JCU Research Students
Developing game-based learning resources to support teaching advanced information literacy skills in a culturally sensitive way for students conducting research in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies.
Doctor of Philosophy (Education)

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Burnett, Greg; Suluma, Wili (2024) 'Formal education in Nauru: A Pacific development assistance stor. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 65 (2):276-287. [DOI] ...
Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
Taylor, Neil; Maiwaikatakata, Tema; Biukoto, Emele; Suluma, Wili; Coll, Richard K. (2008) 'Improving. Interna, 17 (2...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Suluma, Wili (2008) Fifth International Conference on Science, Mathematics and Technology Education ...
Conference Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Suluma, Wili (2019) Think Indigenous Education International Conference 2019 Remote Indigenous stud Edmonton, Canada, . ...
Conference Contribution ResearchOnline@JCU