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Regional Resilience: Pre-Service Teacher Preparation to Teach in the Bush
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Trinidad, Sue; Broadley, Tania; Terry, Emmy; Boyd, Don; Lock, Graeme; Sharplin, Elaine; Ledger, Sue – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2013
This paper reports on the outcomes of a two year ALTC Competitive Research and Development Project that aimed to "Develop Strategies at the Pre-Service Level to Address Critical Teacher Attraction and Retention Issues in Australian Rural, Regional and Remote Schools". As well as developing a "training framework" and teaching…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Competencies, Rural Education, Indigenous Populations
Going Bush: Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Teach in Regional Western Australia
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Trinidad, Sue; Broadley, Tania; Terry, Emmy; Boyd, Don; Lock, Graeme; Byrne, Matt; Sharplin, Elaine; Ledger, Sue – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2012
This paper reports on outcomes of Phases One and Two of the ALTC Competitive Research and Development Project "Developing Strategies at the Pre-Service Level to Address Critical Teacher Attraction and Retention Issues in Australian Rural, Regional and Remote Schools". This project funded over two years aims to strengthen the capacity and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Rural Education, Foreign Countries
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Principal: Tales from Remote Western Australia
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Lock, Graeme; Budgen, Fiona; Lunay, Ralph; Oakley, Grace – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2012
This research investigated the experience of leadership in an isolated school. Data were obtained through structured and semi-structured interviews (Burns, 2000) with a total of eight principals whose experience of leadership in remote communities ranged from new recruits to several decades. Three research questions guided the investigation: What…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Leadership, Foreign Countries, Principals
Welcome to the Outback: The Paradoxes of Living and Teaching in Remote Western Australian Schools
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Lock, Graeme; Budgen, Fiona; Lunay, Ralph; Oakley, Grace – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2012
Teaching in remote schools can prove to be a challenging experience. Twenty three teachers from remote schools, located in Western Australia, were interviewed about their teaching and living experiences in isolated communities. The interview questions were designed to elicit information regarding three areas: demographic information; reasons for…
Descriptors: Teaching Experience, Rural Education, Foreign Countries, Professional Development