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ERIC Number: EJ1438632
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0004-9484
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Regional Conservatoriums Responding to Socio-Educational Disadvantage in Regional, Rural and Remote Schools
Wendy Brooks
Australian Journal of Music Education, v54 n2 p15-28 2022
This paper outlines the socio-educational contexts within which NSW regional conservatoriums operate, thereby demonstrating the breadth of their operations, as well as their existing relationships with, and activity in, rural, regional and remote (RRR) schools. The paper elucidates the socio-educational disadvantage of the schools within which conservatoriums work through an analysis of the Index of Community Social and Educational Advantage (ICSEA) of these schools. Further, the expanse of the areas of the state receiving regional conservatorium programs is highlighted, and the cost of delivering to these distances is noted. The paper aligns regional conservatorium programs and activities with the focus areas and recommendations of three recent state and national government reports/strategies around RRR Education. In so doing, the capacity and potential of regional conservatoriums to contribute to the recommendations contained within these documents is demonstrated. The paper concludes that regional conservatoriums are in a unique position to broaden access and increase equity for RRR school students through a variety of programs and activities, and therefore aid in addressing disadvantage for those students marginalised by distance from urban centres. The paper suggests that regional conservatoriums' response to challenges of RRR education might serve as an exemplar for other educational organisations.
Australian Society for Music Education. P.O. Box 5, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. Tel: +61-3-9925-7807; e-mail: publications@asme.edu.au; Web site: http://www.asme.edu.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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