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Vernon, Lynette; Watson, Stuart J.; Taggart, Andrew – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2018
Young people in low socioeconomic (SES) regions, including regional and rural areas of Australia, aspire to attend university after high school at a comparable rate to young people in higher SES regions. However, without concrete opportunities to support and develop their aspirations, students in regional areas are unable to internalize the goals…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Partnerships in Education, Academic Aspiration, Foreign Countries
Bonilla-Angel, Juan D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Contracting out public schools to private institutions is an instrument for reforming public education as it may facilitate academic innovation and improve student academic performance through higher school accountability and autonomy. The degree of autonomy that different providers have may vary substantially depending on the contractual and…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Public Schools, Nontraditional Education, Private Schools