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Direct linkLee, Howard – Education Research and Perspectives, 2005
From the late 1860s, when they were established in New Zealand, the district high (now area) schools have sought to provide academically able rural youth with the opportunity to study a high status, abstract, examination-oriented curriculum. This curriculum enabled them to pursue clerical and professional careers in the towns and cities. However,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, School Districts, Rural Education
