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Title: | Bush Tracks: The Opportunities and Challenges of Rural Teaching and Leadership | Contributor(s): | Graham, Lorraine (editor); Miller, Judith A (editor) | Publication Date: | 2015 | DOI: | 10.1007/978-94-6300-097-0 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17456 | Abstract: | Transitioning from place to place has been identified as a key marker of many teachers' lives. Notions of place and transition have been researched for new teachers as they move from university to rural teaching positions; and, for experienced teachers who may move from school to school, town to city, city to rural town. Since 2002, the Bush Tracks Research Group has explored the Lived experience of teachers in rural schools. 'Bush Tracks: The Opportunities and Challenges of Rural Teaching and Leadership' is a compilation of more than a decade of research conducted by this multidisciplinary group of academics from the University of New England, New South Wales, Australia. Employing a variety of methodologies, these researchers have worked to understand the intimate Lives of teachers working in rural schools - the personal and professional challenges of being in relentlessly close proximity to students and their families; the supports needed to continue professional pathways; and the opportunities for accelerated Leadership, all while Living in the 'fishbowl' of a rural community. Chapters also explore the working Lives of small school principals, specifically, some of the innovative methods they use to circumvent metrocentric policies; how ingenuity can resolve challenging teaching and Leadership situations; and, what can be done to reconcile sometimes conflicting roles. This book will be of interest to all teachers who have 'gone bush', or have ever wanted to; and, to teacher educators who want a text that is nuanced in discussing the challenges and opportunities of teaching in rural schools. | Publication Type: | Book | Publisher: | Sense Publishers | Place of Publication: | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ISBN: | 9789463000956 9789463000970 9789463000963 |
Fields of Research (FOR) 2008: | 139999 Education not elsewhere classified 130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators 130202 Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 399999 Other education not elsewhere classified 390305 Professional education and training 390102 Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 930402 School/Institution Community and Environment 930403 School/Institution Policies and Development 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 169999 Other education and training not elsewhere classified 160205 Policies and development |
HERDC Category Description: | A3 Book - Edited | Extent of Pages: | 172 |
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