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dc.contributor.authorWatson, Jane
dc.contributor.authorWright, Suzie
dc.contributor.authorHay, Ian
dc.contributor.authorBeswick, Kim
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Jeanne
dc.contributor.authorCranston, Neil
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-08T03:23:12Z
dc.date.available2019-04-08T03:23:12Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1839-7387
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/100613
dc.description.abstractBased on a sample of over 3000 primary and secondary school students located in regional and rural schools in Tasmania (Australia) this research had three aims: (1) to identify students’ selfperceptions of schooling with a focus on high school completion (referred to as school retention); (2) to determine if gender, socio-economic factors, level of school absenteeism, and school setting (primary or secondary) influenced the students’ responses; and (3) to identify which factors had the greatest influence on the students’ aspirations to continue their schooling. A 42- item survey produced eight factors: (1) Teacher Support, (2) Aspirations, (3) School Organisation, (4) English Ability, (5) Maths Ability, (6) Friends, (7) Other Activities, and (8) Career Goals. Higher levels of absenteeism, lower socio-economic status, and transitioning to secondary school reduced scores on the factors. Girls had higher scores for three factors: (1) Teacher Support, (2) English Ability, and (3) Aspirations. Regression analysis identified Friends, English and Mathematics Ability, Other Activities, and Teacher Support as the ‘best predictors’ of students’ aspiration to continue schooling. The implications of the significant findings for school practice are discussed with recommendations for interventions.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSociety for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia
dc.publisher.urihttps://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELHSS;issn=1839-7387
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom4
dc.relation.ispartofpageto18
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian and International Journal of Rural Education
dc.relation.ispartofvolume26
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSecondary Education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation Systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSpecialist Studies in Education
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode130106
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1301
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1302
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1303
dc.titleRural and regional students' perceptions of schooling and factors that influence their aspirations
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorAllen, Jeanne M.


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