Call for Editors: The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education

The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education (AIJRE) is seeking enthusiastic members of the rural education community to join its editorial board. The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education is the Journal of the Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA). It serves as an international medium for educators and […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 4, No 1 (1994)

Table of Contents Brief Articles The Importance of the School to Rural Community – John Nunn Do Pre-School Distance Educators Require Specialist Training? – David Kirk Valuing Arts Education in Isolated Queensland – Paul Duncum, Howard Cassidy The Importance of a Practical Experience in a Rural Setting for Pre-Service Teachers – Sheila King Quantitative Management, […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 4, No 2 (1994)

Table of Contents Feature Articles The Importance of Subject Specificity Concerns of Rural, Beginning Health and Physical Education Teachers – Doune Macdonald Isolated Farmers Make Good Learners – A D Mackenzie Beginner’s Tale – J M R Cameron Audio-graphic Tele-teaching in Pre-Service Teacher Education – Colin Boylan, Don Squires, Alan Smith Staffing Issues in Remote […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 6, No 2 (1996)

Table of Contents Feature Articles A Teaching Program in Rural Education: Learning Through Experiential Activities – Ron Oliver, Murray Lake What Are We Missing? A Review of the Educational and Vocational Interests of Marginalised Rural Youth – J M Gidley, P H Wildman People, Places and Learning – Helen Sheil Brief Reports Australian Rural Education […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 7, No 1 (1997)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Educating for Cultural Understanding in Rural Communities: A Case Study – Bob Hill, Noel Thomas Personal Reflections on Researching in Small Schools – Brendan Nolan Brief Reports No More SOTA for Me – Angus Seekamp Home Schooling: A View of Future Education? – Sandra H Nicholls Some Priorities for Planning […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 7, No 2 (1997)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Towards a ‘Learning community’: The Case of Rana Primary School – Barry Cocklin Consolidation of Rural Education in Hong Kong and Australia – William Hontong Ma, John Chikin Lee, Henry Chunwai Leung Rural Education in Tasmania – Graham Harrington Researching in Small Schools – Results and Challenges – Brendan Nolan […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 8, No 1 (1998)

EducTable of Contents Feature Articles Celebrating Connectedness – Robin Maslen What is AgEd? – Lee Mylne and Judy Linley Brief Reports Rural Students Studying in Tertiary Settings – Brian Hemmings, Russell Kay, and Doug Hill Rural and Remote Professional Practice Placements for Children’s Studies Students – Stephanie Jackiewicz, Rosa Lincoln and Kristen Brockman Teacher/Intern Partnerships […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 1, No 1 (1991)

Table of Contents Feature Articles A Voice for Education in Rural Australia – Colin Boylan What Does Social Justice Mean for Education in Rural Australia? – Ann Morrow Issues in Education in Remote Rural Australia – Ted Scott Catering for the Needs of Pre-School Age Children in Rural Areas: A Case Study Margaret Clyde Parental […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 1, No 2 (1991)

Table of Contents Feature Articles A Report on Satellite Education in the NorthWest of Victoria R. J. Cruise Rurality: “From the Inside Looking Out” – Karen Redman Beginning Teachers in Small, Isolated Schools: Time to Question some Myths? – Frank Crowther, Peter Cronk, Sheila King, Ian Gibson Supporting Students with Disabilities in Rural Queensland Ian […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 2, No 1 (1992)

Table of Contents VOLUME 2 No.1 1992 Feature Articles Redefining Remoteness in the Post Industrial Society – Peter d’Plesse Education and change in Rural Areas in the 1990’s – Chicken Little Was Not Wrong – Robb Mason, Shirley Randell Rural Decline and community Services Education in Victoria: The Bendigo Experience – Peter Condliffe Educational Extension […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 2, No 2 (1991)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Adequacy and Equity: Prerequisites to Excellence in Rural Education – Frank Darnell Perceptions of Teaching in Two Types of Isolated Australian Secondary Schools: An Analysis of Four Dimensions of Rural Education – Ken Stevens Lessons for the Future: A Remote Rural Practice – Brian Hemmings, Colin Boylan Remote Schooling and […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 3, No 2 (1993)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Opening of National Distance Education Conference – Juliane Steele Using Interactive Television to Deliver Professional Development Programs in Rural Victoria – Vaughan Prain, Tony Booth Inclusive Education: Impact on Teachers in Small Rural Schools – Barry A Fields Four Considerations Regarding the Viability of Small Rural Schools in New Zealand […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 3, No 1 (1993)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Post Grade 10 Retention – The Human Angle – Peter d’Plesse The Travelling Schools of New South Wales 19081949 – Ashley Freeman Success Factors Relating to Alternative Delivery of Education and Training Programs – R. J. Cruise Four Influences on Year Ten Career Planning in Rural Western Australia – Dr. […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 5, No 1 (1995)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Semantic Complexities in Defining Rurality: Towards a Definition Based on Human Considerations – Frances B Cameron-Jackson Instructional Flexibility in Rural and Suburban Secondary Schools in North and North West Queensland: A Comparative Analysis – Mike Staunton Workplace Learning and the Use of Curriculum Statements and Profiles by Teachers of Educational […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 5, No 2 (1995)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Addressing the Needs of the Gifted in Rural Areas. The Armidale Catholic Schools Office Project – Stan Bailey, Bruce Allen Knight, Dan Riley Adult Education an Local Economic Development in Australia – Robb Mason, Shirley Randell Corporate Managerialism, Itensification and the Rural Primary Principal – Elisabeth Hatton Small Rural Schools […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 6, No 1 (1996)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Expanding the Universe of Education – Elizabeth Parsons Increasing Interactive Activity – Using Technology to Enhance Interaction Between Teachers, Students and Learning Material – Ruary Bucknall Renewing The Rural Environment: A Real Life Story of Rural Change – Merri Gill Australian Rural Education Award 1995 – A Challenge for the […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 8, No 2 (1998)

Table of Contents Feature Articles What Rural Schools Can Teach Urban Systems – Kathleen Cushman Building Bridges Between Aboriginal and Western Mathematics: Creating an Effective Mathematics Learning Environment – J.A. Robinson & R.M. Nichol Brightening the Lives of Shy Bush Children: The Vision of Ballarat Teachers’ College Principal William Henry Ellwood 1926 1931 – […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 9, No 1 (1999)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Educating Australian Circus Children: Strategies to Reinvigorate Rural Education – P. A. Danaher, P. M. Hallinan and B. J. Moriarty Distance Teaching via Video-conferencing in New South Wales Schools: Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions – Colin Boylan and Rodney Francis There’s Vegemite on my Assignment: An Impact Assessment of Wimmera Adult […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 9, No 2 (1999)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Listening to Country voices: Preparing, Attracting and Retaining Teachers for Rural and Remote Areas – Allan Yarrow, Paul Herschell and Jan Millwater The Functions of school Councils in Canada and Australia – Colin Boylan and John Davis Self-Efficacy: A Mediating Role in Agricultural Study – Petrina Quinn School and Community […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 10, No 1 (2000)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Remote Student Access to Education via Satellite Delivery – Colin Boylan, Andrew Wallace, Wayne Richmond Student Perceptions of Teacher-Student Interpersonal Behavior and classroom Learning Environment in Metropolitan and Country Schools – Bruce G Waldrip, Darrell L Fisher Brief Reports Vocational Education and Training: Its Impact on the Traditional Education Environment […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 10, No 2 (2000)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Isolated Parents’ Perceptions of the Education of their Children with Disabilities – Diana du Plessis and Jeff Bailey Short Articles A Composer in Residence Project at Meekatharra School of the Air, Western Australia – Belinda Yourn, Providing Vocational Education and Training (VET) in NSW Rural Schools and Students: The ‘state […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 11, No 1 (2001)

Table of Contents Feature Articles ‘Now, Year Ones, this is your life!’ Preparing the present generation of students for a world of – Hedley Beare Short Articles Parents’ perceptions of planning for and provision of early childhood services in rural and regional NSW – Tracey Simpson, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst Review of contemporary issues for rural […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 11, No 2 (2001)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Cultural Practices of Pedagogy: Literacy Contexts for Young Aboriginal Students in Inner & Outer Regional Australia – Susan Clancy and Lee Simpson, Charles Sturt University Empowering an Indigenous Rural Community: Local Teachers for Local Schools – John Delany and Derek Wenmouth, Distance Education Coordinators, Christchurch College of Education Sport, Physical […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 12, No 1 (2002)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Children’s physical activity, health and physical education in isolated rural contexts: The views of parent educators in Queensland – Tony Rossi, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba Jan Wright, Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, Wollongong Learning partnerships in rural early childhood settings – Kennece Coombe and Joy […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 12, No 2 (2002)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Multiage Classes: what research tells us about their suitability for rural schools – Linley Lloyd, School of Education, University of New England A foot in both camps: School students and workplaces – Annette Green, Charles Sturt University Erica Smith, SA Wholesale Retail & Personal Services ITAB Student teacher stress and […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 18, No 2 (2008)

Table of Contents Editorial Changes – Emmy Terry President SPERA Meet the New Editors – Colin Boylan Interactive distance eLearning for isolated communities: Starting and finishing the jigsaw – Stephen Crump and Colin Boylan The sound and the vision: developments in interactive distance education facilitated by satellite broadcast in NSW and the NT. – Lorraine […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 18, No 1 (2008)

Table of Contents Erratum Feature Articles Using Web2.0 Applications to Close The Digital Divide In Western Australia – Sue Trinidad and Tania Broadley Kindergarten Transition in a Small Rural School: From Planning to Implementation – Amy Macdonald Bringing Professional Experience to the Rural University Classroom Through Community Play Sessions: Experiences of PreService Teachers and Families […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 17, No 2 (2007)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Chasms in Students Achievement: exploring the rural metropolitan divide – Debra Panizzon and John Pegg Life is Good for Babies: the pedagogical and management decisions enabling a teacher to be employed in rural infant toddler program – Lynda Ireland Student perceptions of teacher student interpersonal behaviour and cultural factors of […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 17, No 1 (2007)

Table of Contents Guest Editorial Comments – Colin Boylan The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Rural Development – John Bryden Current issues in Rural Education in Newfoundland and Labrador – Dennis M. Mulchay Improving Student Outcomes in Rural and Small Schools – Clark E, Gardener & Art Borgemenke Local Solutions for Local Problems: Addressing […]

Education in Rural Australia Vol 13, No 2 (2003)

Journal Papers The Rural Population Transformation and Education in Australia David McSwan, School of Education, James Cook University Abstract This paper aims to relate the Australia data on rural-urban migration and economic change to education. It illustrates that there has been scant policy attention to the fundamental role of education in the changing nature of Australia’s […]