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Dyson, Michael; Plunkett, Margaret – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2012
This paper outlines a study of an alternate approach to educating Year 9 students in a residential setting. The School for Student Leadership (SSL) in Victoria, Australia, provides a nine-week program focusing on leadership, relationship-building and self-awareness. The philosophy of the school, which has continually evolved since its inception in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Educational Experience, Secondary School Students
Dyson, Michael; Cairns, Len; Hesse, Alice; Reeves, Mark – 2002
This report describes the Remote School, a "center for student leadership" in the high country of the Victorian Alps (Australia), and presents findings from an ongoing evaluation. This state-supported residential program addresses the needs of year-9 students on the threshold of adulthood and seeks to harness their energy in positive…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation