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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
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Danaher, Patrick Alan; Danaher, Geoff; Moriarty, Beverley – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2003
Australian occupational Travelers such as circus and fairground people often enter territories normally occupied by permanent residents. This article examines the ways in which these Travelers act as "space invaders," disrupting the boundaries between urban and rural, and as pedagogical innovators, when they develop pioneering approaches…
Descriptors: Migrant Education, Migrant Problems, Migrant Workers, Occupational Mobility
Shah, Chandra; Burke, Gerald – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2003
In the higher education sector most students enrol in a course with the intention of obtaining a qualification. In the vocational education and training (VET) sector many students tend to complete only some units of competencies or modules of a course. This study analysed the progress until 2000 of students who commenced a TAFE course in 1997, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Vocational Education
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Guenther, John; Kilpatrick, Sue – International Journal of Training Research, 2003
This paper reports findings of the first phase of a study conducted to investigate the factors that contribute to the success of partnerships between vocational education and training (VET) providers and community/industry, and the processes partnerships employ to produce quality learning outcomes for individuals and other stakeholders, including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Partnerships in Education, Effective Schools Research