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McConaghy, Cathryn; Lloyd, Linley; Hardy, Joy; Jenkins, Kathy – Education in Rural Australia, 2006
The academic and social achievements of students in rural schools are very uneven and often absenteeism and suspension rates are high. Factors such as globalisation, economic restructuring, unemployment, youth suicide and family trauma, drought and environmental change (see Bourke & Lockie 2001) also impact on rural schooling and add further…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Rural Areas, Beginning Teachers
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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