Rural Voices Gather in the City
A prominent K-12 Queensland school principal and a number of leading academics will this week attend a conference at Deakin University’s Geelong Waterfront campus to discuss the future of rural…
Read More →City & Beyond
Written by Josh, Caitlin and Damien Boccamazzo, and Brent Kealy City & Beyond is a resource we created for rural students to help with the transition from high school to university. Rural…
Read More →Advance Australia Fair
Written by Nathan Williams In 2011, I was offered a sponsored place to the Annual SPERA Conference in Adelaide. Now I’m back! I’d like to open the doors of my…
Read More →Notre Dame Pre-service Teachers contribute to the lives of the children in the Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community
Written by Glenda Cain, The University of Notre Dame Australia The Principal of the Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School, Daniel Havelberg, has great praise for the ten The University of Notre Dame…
Read More →2015 Conference Update
Written by Jodie Kline, Deakin University – SPERA 2015 Conference Director Mapping education policy landscapes: rurality and rural futures Jo-Anne Reid (Charles Sturt University), Gary Fry (Charles Darwin University –…
Read More →Update from the President – July 2015
A great deal has been happening with SPERA and I am happy to highlight these activities in the July edition of our newsletter. This year has heralded the introduction of our online journal…
Read More →Encouraging Regional Aboriginal Students to Pursue Health Careers
Written by Bronwyn Ellis, University of South Australia A conference aimed at encouraging regional Aboriginal students to pursue careers in health, held at the University of South Australia’s Whyalla campus early…
Read More →Student Teacher Draws on Scientific Experience to Lead Whale Shark Project
Written by Murdoch University and Dr Susan Ledger A Murdoch University education student is taking the lead on a whale shark tagging project which will see pupils from schools across WA follow…
Read More →South Australian Rural Students Take to the Skies
Written by Bronwyn Ellis, University of South Australia A small independent school in Port Pirie offers an exciting program that attracts students from many other schools. The Mid-North Christian College, a non-denominational, co-educational,…
Read More →Allied Health Students get a Chance to Experience Research Projects in Regional City
Written by Bronwyn Ellis, University of South Australia Once again in the November to February period after examinations, a scholarship scheme run by the University of South Australia’s Department of Rural…
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