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Watson, Jane; Wright, Suzie; Beswick, Kim; Allen, Jeanne Maree; Hay, Ian; Cranston, Neil – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2017
School completion to the end of Year 12 in rural, regional, and disadvantaged communities is an acknowledged challenge in Australia and internationally. This research reports the beliefs of 86 rural and regional community leaders in the Australian state of Tasmania. A survey on issues associated with students' school completion was designed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Access to Education, High School Graduates
Watson, Jane; Wright, Suzie; Allen, Jeanne Maree; Beswick, Kim; Hay, Ian; Cranston, Neil – Australian Association for Research in Education, 2015
This paper draws from a large longitudinal study into issues related to student retention beyond the compulsory years of schooling and gives voice to a commonly-overlooked set of stakeholders, namely those in the community. Although many studies report on students' and teachers' opinions of the influence of the community on student engagement and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Stakeholders, Community Attitudes