Internet Resources for Education: Rural Studies

Education Sites

• Education Centres

  • Centre for Rural Social Research Charles Sturt University, Australia. Includes links to general rural sites, with a section on Rural Education and Youth Issues.
  • Centre for Research & Learning in Regional Australia (CRLRA)
    University of Tasmania. Deals with the role of vocational education and training and adult learning for rural and regional Australia
  • Centre for Social Science Research Central Queensland University, Australia
  • Institute for Sustainable Regional Development Central Queensland University, Australia
  • Rural Communities Research and Development Centre Malaspina University-College, British Columbia
  • Program for Rural Services and Research University of Alabama
  • PACERS - Small Schools Cooperative
  • Centre for TeleLearning and Rural Education Memorial University of Newfoundland

• Organisations / Associations

  • ARERA: Australian Rural Education Research Association
  • ICPA: Isolated Children's Parents' Association
    Working towards equality of access to Education for all students who live in rural and remote Australia
  • National Rural Education Association (U.S.A.)
  • SPERA: Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia
    Links people with a diverse range of interests in education and training to promote the development of rural Australia

    Schools of Distance Education

  • Brisbane
  • Cairns
  • Capricornia
  • Charleville
  • Charters Towers, Queensland
  • Longreach
  • Mount Isa School of the Air
  • Alice Springs School of the Air
  • Katherine School of the Air
  • Western Australia: Schools of the Air

• General Educational Resources

  • A+ Organizations working for educational excellence in Alabama
  • Affordable Access, Rural Online (AAROn)
    A resource for policymakers and others who want to help rural schools and communities use new information technologies.
  • Australian Remote and Rural Training Systems
    An organisation which specialises in the development, implementation and management of accredited education and training programs for adults in remote and rural communities and the development of stand-alone teaching materials for distance learning.
    
  • Bushlink
    Inland Australia online. Includes education links
  • Distance and Online Education Links
  • Pulling Together: Research and Development Resources for Rural Schools
    Product of the U.S. National Network of Regional Educational Laboratories provding a collection of research and development resources for educators who work in rural settings.
  • Rural and Isolated School Students and their Higher Education Choices
    Report from the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne
  • ERIC CRESS Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
  • Rural Clearinghouse for Lifelong Education and Development
  • Rural Education
    An Australian site focused on the promotion of and collaboration in rural and remote education, primary, secondary and tertiary. The Pre-service Forum is an initiative of the Priority Country Area Program (PCAP) and has eight tertitary institutions, including JCU, working in collaboration to enhance and extend the preservice experiences of education students. The site also includes rural resource links.
  • Rural Education
    Program of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Includes some full text publications.
  • Rural School and Community Trust "Working as Partners for the Future of Rural America"
  • Rural / Small School Leaders
    Information and online publications from the American Association of School Administrators
  • School at the Center Nebraska organisation which works to create a system of teaching and learning in rural public schools that contributes to the well-being of rural communities
  • School at the Centre Project Pilot program in a small number of PCAP schools in North Queensland. Download in Word format

• Government Resources

  • National Framework for Rural and Remote Education (2001) [.pdf file, 15 pages]
  • Rural and Remote Education Inquiry Reports
    Download the reports of the inquiry in PDF or Word format
    Also held at JCU 370.91734 EME
  • DEST Strategic School to Work Project School to Work in Rural and Remote Areas
  • PCAP: Priority Country Area Program
    • Education Queensland: PCAP
    • Northern PCAP Based in Cairns
    • PCAP Central Region Based in Rockhampton
    • North West PCAP Based in Longreach
    • South West PCAP Based in Charleville
  • Regional Participation in Higher Education and the Distribution of Higher Education Resources across Regions DETYA 1999 report. Also held at JCU 378.94 P25
  • Rural and Remote Education Inquiry
    The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission national inquiry into school education in rural and remote Australia
  • Rural and Remote Forum
    Reports of a forum held by the Queensland School Curriculum Council in 1999 to examine the curriculum and testing needs of students, parents and educators in rural and remote educational settings
  • Navigating Resources for Rural Schools
    U.S.Government site which provides links to data and information on current and changing conditions in education in rural America
  • New South Wales Country Areas Program

Community Development

• Community Development Society
  • Conference Archives
• Community Development Society - Australian Chapter
• Community Strategies Group Aspen Institute policy program
• Journal of the Community Development Society
  Abstracts for the journal held at TSV 307 P1
• Community Development Journal OUP access
• Community Development Journal Ingenta access
• Office of Community Development, U.S.
• Rural Europe Web site of the European LEADER initiative which works to provide the European Union's rural areas with a development method for involving local partners in the future of their area.

General Sites

• Australian Resources

  • ABC Rural
  • Australian Rural Telecentres Association
  • 2002 year of the Outback
  • Australian Year of the Outback in 2002
  • Bushlink Inland Australia online. Includes education links
  • Commonwealth Department of Transport and Regional Services
    • Regional Australia
    • Research and Development Programmes for Rural and Regional Australia
    • Regional Australia Summit Held in Canberra, October 1999
    • Northern Australia: Forum for Growth into the New Century October 2000, Katherine, Northern Territory
  • Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
    Aims to encourage innovative collaboration between business, community and government in philanthropic endeavours that will boost the economic and social well-being of regional Australia.
  • Human Rights: Rural Australians
    Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission information
  • Institute for Rural Futures University of New England, Australia
  • Queensland Government Office of Rural Communities | Rural Lifestyles
  • RegionLink
    Information network for regional cooperation and development. Includes links to online publications.
  • Rural Health Education Foundation Information on broadcasts and videos
  • Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)
  • Rural Study Group Institute of Australian Geographers. Links to newsletter, list of members' publications etc. Research interests include community, gender, social change.

• North American Resources

  • Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation
  • Center for Applied Rural Innovation University of Nebraska, U.S.
  • Center for Rural Massachusetts University of Massachusetts, U.S.
  • Center for Rural Studies University of Vermont, U.S.
  • Center for the Study of Rural America Focuses on the economic and policy issues that are unique to rural America
  • National Rural Development Partnership (U.S.A.)
  • National Rural Network
    Aims to create awareness and understanding of those public policies which enhance the viability of Rural America.
  • REAL Enterprises: Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning
  • Rural School and Community Trust
    Rural Schools and Communities Working as Partners for the Future of Rural America
  • Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
    Conducts policy-relevant research and facilitates public dialogue to assist policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of U.S. public policies and programs.

• Other Resources

  • Arkleton Centre for Rural Development Research Aberdeen University, Scotland
  • European Society for Rural Sociology
  • H-Rural Encourages scholarly discussion of rural studies and makes available various bibliographical, research and teaching aids.

Electronic Journals and Newsletters

• Electronic Journals and Databases Information on JCU Library's database and electronic journal subscriptions
• Australian Journal of Rural Health Blackwell Science Online - via Synergy. Password required for remote users - please contact InfoHelp.
• ERIC/CRESS Bulletin Subscribe to receive three issues per year
• Journal of Rural Studies Vol.16, issue 3, July 2000+. JCU staff and students only. Also available at TSV and CNS 307.72 P1.
• The Rural Educator Journal of the National Rural Education Association (U.S.) Print version held at 370.19346 P2. Provides table of contents and guidelines for submitting manuscripts.
• Rural News from the ABC
• Rural Society Online version of the print journal from Charles Sturt University. Held by JCU at 307.720994 P2.
• Rural Update Newsletter Free online newsletter from the Aspen Institute
• Rural Women's Network Newsletter

Journal Articles / Other Publications

• ERIC Digests: Rural Education
• Rural and Isolated School Students and their Higher Education Choices [.pdf file; TSV 378.94 RUR]
  Australia. DETYA 1999 report on "A Re-Examination of Student Location, Socioeconomic Background, and Educational Advantage and Disadvantage."
• Rural Schools: Diverse Needs Call for Flexible Policies
  Policy brief aimed at helping policymakers develop effective policies to assist rural schools. From McREL's (Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning) Rural Education page. View text or download .pdf file.
• Technology Counts 2001: Rural Connections from Education Week on the Web

Conferences

• ITiRA Conference 2002 CQU, Rockhampton, Qld., August 2002. The overall purpose of the Conference is to examine strategies, research and applications for the introduction and use of Information Technology in Regional Areas.
• Conferences: Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia
  Conference 2001: Providing Quality Education and Training for Rural Australia. Wagga Wagga, NSW, July 2001
• International Conference on Issues Affecting Rural Communities
  Proceedings of the Conference held by The Rural Education Research and Development Centre in Townsville, July 1994.
  Part One (144 pages) Part Two (117 pages) Part Three (191 pages)
  These documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader to open.
  The Proceedings are also held in the JCU Townsville and Cairns libraries at 307.1412 INT.
• Rural Communities & Identities in the Global Millenium
  An International, National and Provincial Conference on Issues Affecting Rural Communities.
  May 2000. Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
• Conference Calendar: Rural Education From ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools
• Rural Conferences Center for the Study of Rural America conference information and content

Search Engines & Subject Directories

• Search Engines and Subject Directories for Education
• Rural Education Directory Joint U.S. project which includes information about, and links to, organizations and other resources related to rural education.
• Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) A search for "rural" returns many hits

Education Resources

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