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What Are We Missing? A Review of the Educational and Vocational Interests of Marginalised Rural Youth.
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Gidley, J. M.; Wildman, P. H. – Education in Rural Australia, 1996
Survey of 22 rural Australian youth, aged 12-18 and not attending school or work, found that youth were strongly motivated towards creative, practical, and life skills learning. Describes a model of the phenomenon of "street kids" at the intersection of youth unemployment, homelessness, and truancy. Recommends establishment of pilot…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Country School Leavers: A Study of the Aspirations and Experiences of School Leavers from Fourteen Country Schools in Western Australia. Studies in Rural Education No. 5.
Dunnell, P. – 1980
Besides describing actual experiences of rural students who leave school before completing Year 12, a 1978-79 study in Western Australia was also designed to investigate options and employment opportunities available to school leavers. Questionnaires from 1,371 students in Years 9-12 in 14 schools collected data on background, education,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Dropout Attitudes, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
Rural Resilience: Youth "Making a Life" in Regions of High Unemployment.
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