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A Background to Rural Education Schooling in Australia.

Andrew Higgins

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I introduceabriefhistoryofrural education in Australia byfirst providing ageographical description ofthecountryand thenbydiscussing thedevelopment ofeducation in remote areas. I then consider thehistory ofrural education in onestate, Queensland, as an illustration of developments elsewhere in the country. I conclude by considering the impact the Commonwealth government had on Australian rural education since the1960s.

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I introduceabriefhistoryofrural education in Australia byfirst providing ageographical description ofthecountryand thenbydiscussing thedevelopment ofeducation in remote areas. I then consider thehistory ofrural education in onestate, Queensland, as an illustration of developments elsewhere in the country. I conclude by considering the impact the Commonwealth government had on Australian rural education since the1960s.

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I introduceabriefhistoryofrural education in Australia byfirst providing ageographical description ofthecountryand thenbydiscussing thedevelopment ofeducation in remote areas. I then consider thehistory ofrural education in onestate, Queensland, as an illustration of developments elsewhere in the country. I conclude by considering the impact the Commonwealth government had on Australian rural education since the1960s.

Key concepts: Rural area, Higher education, Economic growth, Geography, Socioeconomics, Sociology, Mathematics education, Political science

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