Birdsville. Isolated Schools' Project 1999.

Dwyer, Shelley

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ERIC Number: EJ597836

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Birdsville. Isolated Schools' Project 1999.

Dwyer, Shelley

Education in Rural Australia, v9 n2 p71-73 1999

A final-year student teacher from the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) describes her student teaching experiences in a one-room school in the isolated town of Birdsville, focusing on the harsh natural environment, the demands of a multiage classroom, and positive attributes of the small school and community involvement. (SV)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation, Higher Education, Multigraded Classes, One Teacher Schools, Physical Environment, Rural Areas, Rural Schools, School Community Relationship, Student Teaching, Teaching Experience

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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