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Burholt, Vanessa; Nash, Paul; Naylor, Dawn; Windle, Gill – Educational Gerontology, 2010
In the UK, very few studies have engaged older people in two or more elements of the research process (design, conduct, dissemination). Although there is a body of work on educational gerontology, there are few publications that specifically focus on training older people as coresearchers. This paper reports upon the training program undertaken as…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Older Adults, Researchers, Training
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Halsey, John – Education in Rural Australia, 2011
This article is essentially written as two linked parts. The first part considers how space, spatiality and history can contribute to understanding and "doing something about" the sustainability of rural communities. This is done by extensive reference to Soja's (1989 & 1996) space and spatial theorising and selective perspectives of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Sustainability
Mahoney, James – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
The educational surveys of which some account is given in this bulletin do not by any means represent all the foreign investigations that have been made; it is believed, however, that they will serve to acquaint American students of education with certain foreign types, and at the same time throw some light on the history of surveys and of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Public Policy, Policy Formation