Bush Tracks: The Opportunities and Challenges of Rural Teaching and Leadership - Softcover

9789463000956: Bush Tracks: The Opportunities and Challenges of Rural Teaching and Leadership

Softcover

ISBN 10: 946300095X ISBN 13: 9789463000956

Publisher: Brill - Sense, 2015

Transitioning from place to place has been identified as a key marker of many teachers' lives. Notions of place and transition have been researched for new teachers as they move from university to rural teaching positions; and, for experienced teachers who may move from school to school, town to city, city to rural town. Since 2002, the Bush Tracks Research Group has explored the lived experience of teachers in rural schools. Bush Tracks: The Opportunities and Challenges of Rural Teaching and Leadership is a compilation of more than a decade of research conducted by this multidisciplinary group of academics from the University of New England, New South Wales, Australia. Employing a variety of methodologies, these researchers have worked to understand the intimate lives of teachers working in rural schools - the personal and professional challenges of being in relentlessly close proximity to students and their families; the supports needed to continue professional pathways; and the opportunities for accelerated leadership, all while living in the 'fishbowl' of a rural community. Chapters also explore the working lives of small school principals, specifically, some of the innovative methods they use to circumvent metrocentric policies; how ingenuity can resolve challenging teaching and leadership situations; and, what can be done to reconcile sometimes conflicting roles. This book will be of interest to all teachers who have 'gone bush', or have ever wanted to; and, to teacher educators who want a text that is nuanced in discussing the challenges and opportunities of teaching in rural schools.

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About the Author

Lorraine Graham is Professor of Learning Intervention at the University of Melbourne. She has been an active researcher for the last twenty years with positions as Associate Director of the National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia, Co-Developer of the QuickSmart literacy and numeracy programs, and Professor of Inclusive Education and Psychology in the School of Education at the University of New England. Lorraine is a Fellow of the International Association of Research into Learning Disabilities and recipient of UNE's Team Award for Excellence in Research. She has dedicated her career to creating relevant and responsive systems of strategy and instructional support.

Judith Miller is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter formerly with the "New York Times". She won an Emmy for her work on a Nova/"New York Times" documentary based on articles for her book "Germs". Miller is the author of four books, two #1 bestsellers. She is the recipient of many awards, among them the Society of Professional Journalists' "First Amendment Award" for her protection of sources. An adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of "City Journal", Miller is theater critic for "Tablet "magazine. Since 2008, she has been a commentator for Fox News.

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