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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
List of Contributors ... ... ... ... ... v; Acknowledgements ... ... ... ... . .viii; 1. Developing Sustainable Education in Regional Australia ... .1; Bruce Waldrip, Andrew Gunstone and Margaret Plunkett; 2. Educating for a Sustainable Future Through the Redevelopmentof the Online Learning Experience for Off-Campus Students ... 8; Judy Tennant, Andrew West, Margaret Plunkett, and Renata Howard. |
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3. The Benefits of University Studies ... ... ... 25The Perspectives of Pathway Students; Stuart Levy; 4. Development of a Postulated Model for Investigating Resilienceand Retention of Teachers and Nurses ... ... ... 43; A Review of Literature; Jeffrey Dorman and Michael Dyson; 5. Sustainable Education in a Small Regional Medical School ... . 66; Challenges and Opportunities; Brian Chapman and William Hart; 6. Engaging the Learner ... ... ... ... 79; A Framework for Sustainable Teaching. |
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Adam Bertram7. Racial Behaviour Among Secondary School Students ... . . 99; Khalim Zainal, Johari Talib, Fazilah Idris, Mansor Bin Mohd. Noor, Norshidah Mohamad Salleh; 8. Investigating a Win-Win Situation ... ... ... . 117; Delivering Quality Swimming Experiences for Children in Local Primary Schools within the Gippsland Region, via Teacher Education; 9. Education, Teaching Entrepreneurship and Indigenous Peoples . . 133; Dennis Foley; 10. "Going to School on Our Country" ... ... ... . 161. |
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Expanding the Concept of Schooling in Semi-Sedentary Aboriginal and Sámi Communities in Australia and Sweden11. The Koorie Footprints to Higher Education Program ... . 189; An Analysis of Program Strengths and Challenges; Grania Sheehan, Tia Di Biase, and Kylie Clarke. |
| Summary |
The issues analyzed in this book explore a range of questions that impact the sustainability of Australia's rural and regional education. Divided into three sections - university education, school education, and Indigenous education - the questions that are examined include: * How can students from homes where neither parent has received post-school education be encouraged to undertake higher education? * How can the collective needs of some children - for example, Indigenous students - be met? * Is competition beneficial for attracting all types of learners? * How does one re-distribute resou. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Education, Rural -- Australia.
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Education, Rural. |
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Australia. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gunstone, Andrew, editor.
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Waldrip, Bruce, editor.
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Plunkett, Margaret L., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Developing sustainable education in regional Australia 9781922235244 (OCoLC)859252636 |
| ISBN |
9781922235251 (electronic book) |
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1922235253 (electronic book) |
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9781922235244 |
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1922235245 |
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