Murni Sianturi - Education in Papua
Talking Indonesia
- Published
- April 23, 2026
- Duration
- 31:21
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 2, 2026
Discusses When we talk about improving education in remote or indigenous communities, we usually start with th…
Summary
When we talk about improving education in remote or indigenous communities, we usually start with the wrong questions. We ask: what's missing? What needs to be fixed? But what if the problem isn't a lack of education but a failure to recognise the rich opportunities for education that are already there? In this episode, Dr Murni Sianturi challenges some o…
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When we talk about improving education in remote or indigenous communities, we usually start with the wrong questions. We ask: what's missing? What needs to be fixed? But what if the problem isn't a lack of education but a failure to recognise the rich opportunities for education that are already there? In this episode, Dr Murni Sianturi challenges some of the most deeply held assumptions about schooling, knowledge, and what it means to learn. Her research in West Papua pushes back on three perv