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AIJRE Vol 29 No 1 (2019): Rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education

Why the need for a special edition on First Nations ruraleducation?…

2018 SPERA Annual General Meeting

SPERA Annual General Meeting 2018 was held at Curtin University…
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2018 AREA Winners

Congratulations 2018 Australian Rural Education Award Winners! At the 2018 SPERA Conference, three fantastic AREAs were presented.

34th National SPERA Conference, Perth

29 - 30 November 2018 Access for All: Equity Matters SPERA,…

Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education

In 2017, the Australian Government commissioned an Independent…
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The educational needs in non-metropolitan areas have been explored in a recent report.

In 2018 the Federal Government released the Independent Review…

Media Release: Independent Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education

13th April 2018 The report on an extensive review to guide efforts…

2017 Annual General Meeting

The 2017 Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday 28th September…
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33rd National SPERA Conference

(includes Rural Educators Day) 27- 29 September 2017 Rethinking…
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SPERA wants to hear from you.

SPERA is conducting a survey of members and supporters.  The…
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Australian Rural Education Awards 2017

Call for Nominations Since 1994, the Australian Rural Education…

2016 SPERA Annual General Meeting

SPERA Annual General Meeting 2016 was held at CQUniversity Mackay,…
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Country school principals take leadership challenge

An Article in Adelaide's Independent News Country education…
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THE FUTURE OF WORK: SETTING KIDS UP FOR SUCCESS

Making sense of the competing messages surrounding the future…
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33rd National SPERA Conference, Canberra

27- 29 September 2017 Rethinking Rurality: Writing the Rural…

Call for Editors: The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education

The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education (AIJRE)…

Improving teaching in rural schools – we need to stop borrowing approaches from overseas

Simon White wrote in The Conversation on 6th September 2016 While…

May 2016 Newsletter

From the President Mr Brian O’Neill Welcome to the first edition…

Education in Rural Australia Vol 4, No 1 (1994)

Table of Contents Brief Articles The Importance of the School…

Education in Rural Australia Vol 4, No 2 (1994)

Table of Contents Feature Articles The Importance of Subject…

Education in Rural Australia Vol 6, No 2 (1996)

Table of Contents Feature Articles A Teaching Program in…

Education in Rural Australia Vol 7, No 1 (1997)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Educating for Cultural…

Education in Rural Australia Vol 7, No 2 (1997)

Table of Contents Feature Articles Towards a ‘Learning…

Education in Rural Australia Vol 8, No 1 (1998)

EducTable of Contents Feature Articles Celebrating Connectedness…

Grants and Opportunities – 2017 Science and Innovation Awards

  Applications for the Department of Agriculture and Water…

Education in Rural Australia Vol 1, No 1 (1991)

Table of Contents Feature Articles A Voice for Education…

Education in Rural Australia Vol 1, No 2 (1991)

Table of Contents Feature Articles A Report on Satellite…

Education in Rural Australia Vol 2, No 1 (1992)

Table of Contents VOLUME 2 No.1 1992 Feature Articles Redefining…