Preparing Pre-service Teachers for Rural Appointments

Title
Preparing Pre-service Teachers for Rural Appointments
Publication Date
2015
Author(s)
Jenkins, Kathy A
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5936-1391
Email: kjenkins@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:kjenkins
Cornish, Linley
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA)
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:18298
Abstract
Pre-service teachers need to be prepared to teach in both rural and urban contexts. Preparation to teach multi-grade classes in rural schools is excellent preparation for teaching any class, including urban single-grade classes. Based on our previous research and experience, we designed a unit to prepare our pre-service teachers for the issues they may face in their employment and especially in rural schools, including multi-grade teaching, coping with isolation, working as a casual teacher, and communicating with parents and caregivers. There are significant issues that are distinct in rural and urban contexts, including how metrocentric departmental policies can emphasise the rural/urban divide.
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Citation
Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 25(2), p. 14-27
ISSN
1839-7387
Start page
14
End page
27

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