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Pini, Barbara; Mills, Martin – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2015
The majority of the still limited literature on education in non-metropolitan areas adopts an understanding of rurality as a fixed and known geographic entity. This paper departs from such a functionalist perspective to explore how rurality is constructed in a programme for at-risk teenagers in remote Australia. Drawing on a range of texts about…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Foreign Countries, At Risk Persons, Correlation
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Askell-Williams, Helen, Ed. – IGI Global, 2015
The field of education is a vital component of today's society, enriching and facilitating the attainment of new knowledge. Progress continues to be achieved in this area as new methods are envisioned that increase education's value. "Transforming the Future of Learning with Educational Research" brings together diverse perspectives that…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Learning, Metacognition, Cognitive Processes
Lloyd, Doug; McDonough, Sharon – 2001
Wesley College, a private urban secondary school, operates a campus in the small, rural town of Clunes, Victoria (Australia), where ninth-grade students can spend a term in a community-based, experientially-derived curriculum to enhance their sense of self and community. Students are accommodated in houses of eight as single-sex groups and are…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Peer Relationship
Abbott-Chapman, Joan – Youth Studies Australia, 2001
In rural Australia, education beyond year 10 involves leaving home. Rural families may influence young people to stay home. Family influence and culture should not always be considered a deficit, for the family provides support when jobs are scarce. Rural families' social capital and rural resilience should be considered in developing rural school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes
Youth Studies Abstracts, 1985
This volume contains abstracts of 76 projects (most of which were conducted in Australia and New Zealand) concerned with programs for youth and with social and educational developments affecting youth. The abstracts are arranged in the following two categories: (1) Social and Educational Developments: Policy, Analysis, Research; and (2) Programs:…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adolescents, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies
Anderson, D. S.; Blakers, C. – National Clearinghouse on Transition from School Abstracts, 1983
This publication contains abstracts of documents concerning the transition from school to work that were published in Australia since August 1980. The abstracts are arranged in the following categories: (1) social and educational developments in policy analysis and research; (2) programs involving proposals, reports, and evaluations; (3) program…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Access to Education, Adolescents, Adults