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Stevens, Ken – Education in Rural Australia, 2010
Schools have always been central to rural communities, but today they are critical to the sustainability of social and economic life for people who live beyond major centres of population. The development of virtual structures and processes that enhance classes in and between rural schools has provided extended educational and, indirectly,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Small Schools, Rural Schools, Rural Areas
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Yarrow, Allan; Ballantyne, Roy; Hansford, Brian; Herschell, Paul; Millwater, Jan – Education in Rural Australia, 1998
Describes a collaborative project designed to better prepare Australian preservice teachers for teaching in remote schools through six-week rural mentorship programs and joint preservice and inservice professional development. Discusses how development of partnerships among cooperating institutions and between teachers, student teachers, and the…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation, Higher Education