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England, Dawn Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Increasing elementary school attainment globally remains a key focus for improving internationally child development (UNESCO, 2010), and for girls in particular (UNICEF, 2015). This dissertation was designed to test and explore specific areas to target to improve educational attainment for rural indigenous communities using a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Elementary School Students, Environmental Influences
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McCallum, Faye; Hazel, Sarah – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2016
Based 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' self-perceptions of schooling with a focus on high school completion (referred to as school retention); (2) to determine if gender, socio-economic factors, level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Watson, Jane; Wright, Suzie; Hay, Ian; Beswick, Kim; Allen, Jeanne; Cranston, Neil – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2016
Based 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' self-perceptions of schooling with a focus on high school completion (referred to as school retention); (2) to determine if gender, socio-economic factors, level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Education, Student Attitudes, Graduation