Education and Training

Advances in information technology and telecommunications may offer many potential benefits to Australia's under-served communities [1]. Communication and information technologies can reduce the barriers of distance and space that disadvantage rural areas, where the health status of residents is often worse than that of their urban ....

Background: Type 2 diabetes is one of the fastest growing chronic diseases internationally. The health complications associated with type 2 diabetes can be prevented, delayed, or improved via early diagnosis and effective management. This research aims to examine the impact of a primarily web-based educational intervention on the diabetes care pr ....

In order to sustain the rural education community, access to high quality professional development opportunities must become a priority. Teachers in rural areas face many challenges in order to access professional learning equitable to their city counterparts. In the current climate, the Federal government of Australia is committed ....

A Review of Re-Settlement Services for Migrants and Humanitarian Entrants by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, May 2003, recommended seeking further opportunities to settle humanitarian entrants in regional Australia. Key recommendations of this and other reports included: While deemed structurally correct, t ....

Education plays a key role in recruitment of health workforce to rural and remote locations. In Australia, Schools of Nursing have set up a variety of educational programmes to encourage rural workforce choices. These programmes include rural campuses and short-term rural placement programmes out of urban campuses. This study compares the relativ ....

This article reports on a sample of early school-leavers in rural Australia who attempted to make the journey from school to work or training. Data was gathered from early school leavers and other informants, such as employers and providers, using interviews and focus group discussions. Key findings to emerge include a description of early leav ....

This study quantifies the economic contribution of the Geelong campuses' ongoing operations and student expenditure to the local community in the Greater Geelong LGA. Report LocationClick here to view the full report ....

This chapter examines the relationship between educational attainment and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. As edducation has been linked with a range of indicators of social wellbeing, improved educational attainment is a major focus of government strategies to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Ind ....

This paper examines the provision of distance education to young people studying from their isolated properties in remote areas of Australia. While Australia's innovative approach to remote education is well established, this paper challenges the gender and structural assumptions underpinning this approach. A sustained period of ru ....

The author was the Australian Human Rights Commissioner at the time of the Commission's National Inquiry into Rural and Remote Education, August 2000. In this paper he outlines the submissions made to the Inquiry and summarises its recommendations, which were aimed at 'enhancing the availability, accessibility, affordability accept ....

Over the last ten years, approximately one third of refugee and humanitarian entrants to Australia have been adult men. To date, little research has been done on their health and settlement issues. Many of these men have come from the African continent. This paper reports on the educational and employment outcomes of a group of 173 ....

Considerations of educational resilience are often linked to student participation, retention, and outcomes in distance higher education, in spite of adversity, equity issues, or 'invisible fences' that students may face. This paper further develops the quadripartite model of educational resilience (Willems, 2010; Willems and Reupe ....

A range of reports and statistics relating to sites, students and staff in South Australian government schools and preschools. This resource provides a wealth of publications on regional issues, including specific reports relating to education in Regional Australia. As a collection, these publications provide valuable information on regional s ....

Background. Increasing the recruitment of doctors, including general practitioners (GPs), to rural areas is recognised as a health priority internationally. Australian GP trainees (registrars) complete a mandatory minimum of 6 months training in a rural area. The rationale for this includes the expectation of increased likelihood o ....