Rural education and youth issues
The rural and
remote education inquiry stage 1 evaluation report
The Evaluation of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity
Commission National Inquiry into Rural and Remote
Education was conducted in 2001 by the University of
Wollongong to undertake the evaluation in partnership
with the Commission. The evaluation findings have some
general relevance to public inquiries as well as
providing insights on the effectiveness of this
particular inquiry.
What
Difference do Local Schools Make?
A Literature Review and Bibliography prepared for
Annenberg Rural Challenge Policy Program
More than an Education: Leadership for
rural school community partnerships.
Rural Industries Research and Development Corportion June
2002.
The focus of this project is on the relationship between
school and community leadership and building community
social capital. The report provides lessons to assist
schools and communities to develop effective
partnerships.
Rural Education in Australia
Provides a range
of resources about rural education.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural
Education & Small Schools
Part of the US National Library of Education, the ERIC
system helps everyone find information about education
and schooling. These pages provide access to news,
information and resources on Rural and Small Schools,
also Native Alaskan and American Indian education and
other issues.
Youth
Research Centre
Set up by the Youth Research Centre at the University of
Melbourne, the Youth Affairs Research Network provides
information about youth-related research in Australia. It
consists of this web site and an electronic mailing list.
The site contains information on current research,
publications.
Rural
Education Program
Located at the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory
(NWREL) in Portland, Oregon, USA. The Rural Education
Program is concerned with issues of educational quality,
equity and access among small, rural schools and
communities. The site features information on successful
schools workshops; school-community renewal design;
multiage instruction (composite grades to Australians);
characteristics of rural schools; and links to national
(US) resources for rural education.
The Rural School and Community Trust
Portfolio-Based Assessment System for place-based
learning
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