Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ651094
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1036-0026
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Empowering an Indigenous Rural Community: Local Teachers for Local Schools.
Delany, John; Wenmoth, Derek
Education in Rural Australia, v11 n2 p10-18 2001
Christchurch College of Education (New Zealand) offers a distance teacher education course to a rural Maori community experiencing a teacher shortage. Program success is attributed to local initiative in establishing the program, significant local input into program development, attention to the student profile in course design and delivery, strategies for self-management and lifelong learning, and flexibility in program options. (TD)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation, Higher Education, Indigenous Personnel, Maori (People), Nontraditional Students, Preservice Teacher Education, Primary Education, Program Descriptions, Rural Education, School Community Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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