Promoting Rural and Remote Teacher Education in Australia through the Over the Hill Project

Beutel, Denise; Adie, Lenore; Hudson, Suzanne

doi:10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v18i02/47484

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“…It is recognised that much effort is required to recruit and retain staff in regional or remote regions (Buetel et al, 2011;Campbell & Yates, 2011;Dorman et al, 2015;Dow, 2004;Lock, 2008). One method of managing recruitment and retention is via incorporating rural and remote supervised professional experience placements within initial teacher education programs (Dorman et al, 2015;Lock, 2008;Reid et al, 2010).…”

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Attracting Preservice Teachers to Remote Locations

Young¹,

Grainger²,

James³

2018

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Teaching in rural/remote regions poses many challenges to teachers and is identified as a priority research area by the state government. Despite initiatives by the Queensland state government and university providers to solve the issue through various incentives designed to attract teachers, the problem remains significant. This research describes and analyses the impact of a regional university initiative to attract teachers to rural and remote locations in Queensland. The data was gathered through analysis of responses from preservice teachers completing education degrees at a regional university in Queensland. The data revealed that the opportunity to experience rural and remote schools and communities resulted in positive attitudinal changes towards applying for rural and remote school placements upon graduation. The results are significant and suggest that universities have a major role to play in work force planning for graduate teachers.

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“…Attracting and retaining quality teachers in rural and remote communities in Queensland has long been a major problem for employing bodies (Buetel, Adie, & Hudson, 2011;Campbell & Yates, 2011;Dorman, Kennedy, & Young, 2015;S. Hudson & Millwater, 2009;Lake, 2007;Plunkett & Dyson, 2011;Richards, 2012).…”

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Attracting Preservice Teachers to Remote Locations

Young¹,

Grainger²,

James³

2018

AJTE

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“…It is often discussed that schools in remote areas in Australia can be hard to staff (Beutel, Adie, & Hudson, 2011;McKenzie et al, 2011) and that attracting and retaining rural teachers is a complex issue (Collins, 1999;Plunkett & Dyson, 2011;Roberts, 2005). One of the commonly discussed problems is that of the isolation experienced by these teachers due to distance and disconnection (McCluskey et al, 2011;Munsch & Boylan, 2008;Sharplin, 2002).…”

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Beginning Teacher Support in Australia: Towards an Online Community to Augment Current Support

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Reushle

Chakrabarty

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“…Teaching in rural and remote communities Attracting and retaining teachers in rural and remote communities remains a major issue for employing authorities in Australia and overseas (Alloway et al 2004;Beutel et al 2011;Lock 2008;Sharplin et al 2011;Victorian Department of Education and Training 2004). In Australia, this is largely because of increased urbanisation.…”

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“…Programs from preservice providers and employers have been initiated over the past decade to support rural teaching. These programs include Over the Hill (Beutel et al 2011), Bush Tracks (Bush Tracks Research Collective 2006 and Beyond the Line (New South Wales Department of Education and Training 2011). Teacher education programs can provide student teachers with positive experiences that could counter the negative press of rural and remote settings.…”

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The development, validation and use of the Rural and Remote Teaching, Working, Living and Learning Environment Survey (RRTWLLES)

Dorman

Kennedy

Young

2014

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Research in rural and remote schools and communities of Queensland resulted in the development and validation of the Rural and Remote Teaching, Working, Living and Learning Environment Survey (RRTWLLES). Samples of 252 teachers and 191 community members were used to validate the structure of this questionnaire. It was developed within the standard psychometric framework of instrument design. Eleven dimensions of importance to teachers in rural and remote communities were identified: Community internal consistency reliability was found for all 11 scales. Multilevel analysis revealed significant differences between teacher and community member scores for Personal Dislocation and Social Inclusivity. The RRTWLLES has the potential to assist rural and remote educators, researchers, teachers and community members.

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Promoting Rural and Remote Teacher Education in Australia through the Over the Hill Project

Cited by 18 publications

References 2 publications

Attracting Preservice Teachers to Remote Locations

Attracting Preservice Teachers to Remote Locations

Beginning Teacher Support in Australia: Towards an Online Community to Augment Current Support

The development, validation and use of the Rural and Remote Teaching, Working, Living and Learning Environment Survey (RRTWLLES)

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