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Some rural examples of place-based education

Pamela Anne Bartholomaeus · 2006 · Flinders Academic Commons (Flinders University)

Summary. Rural Australian schools implement place-based education to improve student learning and well-being, particularly in farming communities facing economic pressure. The paper examines what place-based education means and how rural schools apply it, often without using the term explicitly. Evidence shows this teaching approach strengthens literacy learning for rural students by connecting education to local contexts and community needs.

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Bartholomaeus, P. A.. (2006). Some rural examples of place-based education. Flinders Academic Commons (Flinders University). http://hdl.handle.net/2328/3109

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Countries
Australia
Regions
Oceania
Categories
education, regional-innovation-systems
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2026-04-28