This report covers studies carried out in 1976 and 1977 into the conduct of parent workshops and the operation of preschool education groups in the Span program, a program for geographically isolated families in Queensland, Australia. The 1976 workshop was designed to increase parents' knowledge, skills and participation in playgroups for their…

This paper is intended to furnish the necessary context and background information for an understanding of the role and functions of the Queensland, Australia Pre-School Correspondence Program. This educational service, the first of its kind in Australia, occurred within the context of a policy to provide one year of free preschool education for…