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Isolated Farmers Make Good Learners: Distance Education Leaves Its Mark.

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McKenzie, A. D. – Education in Rural Australia, 1994

Describes the Farm Management Home Study Program, a distance education program implemented in 1970 that has allowed over 10,000 farmers and land and business managers in rural New South Wales (Australia) to upgrade their skills through vocational programs in farm management, farm office management, and other vocational courses related to farming.…

Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Farmer Education, Adult Learning, Competency Based Education

The Delivery of TAFE Services to People in Remote Areas--A Case Study with Generalisations.

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Parkinson, Kevin J. – 1987

A study examined ways in which Technical and Further Education (TAFE) services might be delivered to persons living in outlying areas of Australia. The study concentrated on the tristate area served by the Broken Hill, Riverland, and Sunraysia colleges. The following means of providing TAFE services were studied: self-study centers, residential…

Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Demography