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Australia is a vast sparsely populated land and from an early date
this created problems in terms of providing educational facilities.
As part of the solution the nation has had a long tradition of
using distance education methods to provide an education for its
isolated primary and secondary school students. Western Australia
epitomises the problems inherent in having a large land area with a
highly urbanised population and a small but scattered rural one.
Initially, the State established a Correspondence School in 1918.
There have been various developments since then, culminating in the
establishment of the Schools of Isolated and Distance Education
(SIDE) in 1995. Since then the staff at SIDE have investigated and
developed ways of providing their students with innovative
educational materials in an effort to ensure that the best possible
services are provided. Despite its innovative nature, very little
research has been conducted on SIDE. The research project reported
in this book is one contribution to rectifying the deficit. It had
three main aims. The first was to develop an understanding of the
emergence of SIDE. Secondly, an understanding of the key functions
of SIDE was sought. The third aim was to develop an understanding
of the issues which present themselves for those working at SIDE..
Implications for policy, practice and future research in relation
to the education of children in geographically remote regions
through distance education are deduced, and not just in relation to
the state of Western Australia, but internationally.
Australia is a vast sparsely populated land and from an early date
this created problems in terms of providing educational facilities.
As part of the solution the nation has had a long tradition of
using distance education methods to provide an education for its
isolated primary and secondary school students. Western Australia
epitomises the problems inherent in having a large land area with a
highly urbanised population and a small but scattered rural one.
Initially, the State established a Correspondence School in 1918.
There have been various developments since then, culminating in the
establishment of the Schools of Isolated and Distance Education
(SIDE) in 1995. Since then the staff at SIDE have investigated and
developed ways of providing their students with innovative
educational materials in an effort to ensure that the best possible
services are provided. Despite its innovative nature, very little
research has been conducted on SIDE. The research project reported
in this book is one contribution to rectifying the deficit. It had
three main aims. The first was to develop an understanding of the
emergence of SIDE. Secondly, an understanding of the key functions
of SIDE was sought. The third aim was to develop an understanding
of the issues which present themselves for those working at SIDE..
Implications for policy, practice and future research in relation
to the education of children in geographically remote regions
through distance education are deduced, and not just in relation to
the state of Western Australia, but internationally.
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