Attracting preservice teachers to remote locations

Kenneth Young; Peter R Grainger; Dennis James

doi:10.14221/ajte.2018v43n2.9

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Attracting preservice teachers to remote locations

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Attracting preservice teachers to remote locations

Kenneth Young, Peter R Grainger and Dennis James

Australian Journal of Teacher Education, Vol.43(2), pp.157-171

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2018v43n2.9

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Abstract

preservice teachers

rural/remote teaching

challenges

attitudes

Teaching in rural/remote regions poses many challenges to teachers and is identified as a priority research area by the state government. Despite initiatives by the state government and university providers to solve the issue through various incentives designed to attract teachers, the problem remains significant. This research describes and analyses the impact of a regional university initiative to attract teachers to rural and remote locations in Queensland. The data was gathered through analysis of responses from preservice teachers completing education degrees at a regional university in Queensland. The data revealed that a pre-graduation teaching placement to a rural/remote region resulted in positive attitudinal changes towards applying for such a placement upon graduation. The results are significant and suggest that universities have a major role to play in work force planning for graduate teachers.

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Title: Attracting preservice teachers to remote locations
Authors: Kenneth Young (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Peter R Grainger (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Dennis James (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, Vol.43(2), pp.157-171
Publisher: Edith Cowan University
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2018v43n2.9
ISSN: 1835-517X
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450784702621
Output Type: Journal article

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