ESR404 Education in Rural Places (8)

CSU Discipline Area: Education Studies (EDSTD)

Duration: One session

Abstract:

This subject examines the professional roles facing teachers living and working in rural and remote communities. It considers place as a construct and the relationships between the school, its teachers and the rural community. Classroom organisation, pedagogical and multi-age issues in rural schools is examined. Strategies associated with teacher recruitment and retention in rural schools is also examined. Additionally, the use of technology based delivery systems to access education, and the relationship between rurality and Indigeneity are investigated.

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Session 1
Internal	Bathurst
Internal	Wagga Wagga

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Enrolment restrictions:

Entry into the Bachelor of Education (Primary) and the Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours) programs or as determined by the course coordinator.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

-analyse the impact of place on the social, cultural, historical, informational and psychological factors that affect rural communities;
-develop an understanding of the impacts of globalisation along with other economic, social and political forces upon rural communities;
-apply pedagogical principles to designing teaching and learning experiences for students in rural and remote schools;
-develop expertise in technology based educational delivery systems;
-develop an understanding of situated pedagogy or place-based learning as a strategy to contextualise the curriculum in authentic ways;
-critically analyse selection, recruitment and retention and transfer strategies for rural and remote teachers;
-analyse the social, cultural, economic, historical and recreational attributes that define a rural community;
-describe the relationship between rurality and indigenous demographics, health and welfare;
-develop teaching and planning strategies focussing on multi-age classrooms, learning centres and working with parents and community.

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

-Place and rurality. -Situated pedagogy. -Economic, social and political influences on rural communities and schools. -Distance teaching and learning. -Technology in rural schools. -Recruitment and retention strategies. -Rural community profiling. -Multi-age classroom planning. -Rurality and Indigeneity. -Gender and Rurality.

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