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Peer reviewedDwyer, Shelley – Education in Rural Australia, 1999
A final-year student teacher from the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) describes her student teaching experiences in a one-room school in the isolated town of Birdsville, focusing on the harsh natural environment, the demands of a multiage classroom, and positive attributes of the small school and community involvement. (SV)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWilliams, Elizabeth – Education in Rural Australia, 1999
A final-year student teacher from the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) describes her student teaching experiences at Gunpowder State School, an isolated one-room school in central Queensland, focusing on techniques for managing the multiage classroom and teacher-community relationships. (SV)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGibson, Ian W.; Gibson, Kay L. – Education in Rural Australia, 1995
An Australian preservice teacher education course used interactive television to present real-life, rural teaching situations as examples of best practice. These were integrated with problem-based learning scenarios focusing on dilemmas faced by practicing teachers in multigraded rural classrooms. Evaluation revealed positive feedback from both…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Distance Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
