Regenerating rural social space? Teacher education for rural-regional sustainability
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
School
School of Education / Fogarty Learning Centre
RAS ID
10589
Abstract
The complex interconnection among issues affecting rural-regional sustainability requires an equally complex program of research to ensure the attraction and retention of high-quality teachers for rural children. The educational effects of the construction of the rural within a deficit discourse are highlighted. A concept of rural social space is modelled, bringing together social, economic and environmental dimensions of (rural-regional) sustainability. This framework combines quantitative definitional processes with more situated definitions of rural space based on demographic and other social data, across both geographic and cultural formations. The Implications of the model are examined in terms of its importance for teacher education.
DOI
10.1177/000494411005400304
Comments
Reid, J., Green, B., Cooper, M., Hastings, W., Lock, G. J., & White, S. (2010). Regenerating rural social space? Teacher education for rural-regional sustainability. Australian Journal of Education, 54(3), 262-276. Available here