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Birdsville. Isolated Schools' Project 1999.

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Dwyer, 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

Teaching in Gunpowder. Isolated Schools' Project 1999.

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Williams, 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