Developing Sustainable Education in Regional Australia

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The issues analysed in this book explore a range of questions that impact upon the sustainability of rural and regional education. These questions 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 resources to those who are in most need How do we reward the more effective academics and teachers who impact on learning How do we measure this impact How do we keep the most talented and motivated people in the teaching process How does assessment become an on-going developmental process that invigorates and stimulates interest and understanding This edited book is divided into three sections: university education (three chapters), school education (four chapters) and Indigenous education (three chapters).

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Andrew Gunstone lectures in Aboriginal Studies in the David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research at the University of South Australia. His main research interests are in the politics of reconciliation and the historical and political relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. He is the Foundation Editor of the Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues. Bruce Waldrip has a strong interest in how one can facilitate students' learning that focuses how they reason and justify their understanding. He has extensive experience in cultural aspects of learning. Margaret Plunkett is in the Faculty of Education at Monash University and researches the issues of gifted education, rural education, alternative educational settings, and learning environments.