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Peer reviewedFishbaugh, Mary Susan E. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1995
To restructure and strengthen special education services, Montana has supported growth of its Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) Council at the state level and has initiated councils in its five special-education regions. Montana's organizational structure for CSPD and the systems approach used for state and regional strategic…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Isolation, Inservice Teacher Education, Professional Development
Download full textNommensen, Elisabeth – 1994
This paper reports on the Contact Children's Mobile, a program developed in 1987 to provide educational and social enrichment opportunities for children from birth to 12 years who live in a large remote region surrounding Wanaaring, Australia. Two teachers travel an average of 800 kilometers weekly to make home visits or hold daylong educational…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Elementary Education
Wall, Denis, Ed.; Owen, Michael, Ed. – 1992
This proceedings contains 13 papers on the role of distance education in sustainable community development, particularly in Canada's remote northern communities. Four sections cover theoretical issues such as the meaning of "community" in international distance programs and the influence of students' immediate community on their survival…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Community Development
Zapf, M. K.; Bastien, B.; Bodor, R.; Carriere, J.; Pelech, W. – 2000
In 1998, a consortium including the University of Calgary (Alberta) and representatives from social service agencies and Native organizations developed a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) model for delivery in rural, remote, and Aboriginal communities. The model called for innovative course content that was culturally and geographically relevant to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, College Programs
Peer reviewedStein, Wayne J.; Jetty, Mike – Journal of American Indian Education, 2002
Because of its unique leadership and supportive faculty, Salish Kootenai College, on the Flathead reservation in Western Montana, has become one of the leading institutions nationwide in providing distance learning programs. Consistent with the college's mission, all distance courses are designed to preserve and enhance Salish and Kootenai…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Cultural Maintenance, Culturally Relevant Education, Distance Education
Direct linkStacey, Elizabeth – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2005
Australia's large distances and widely distributed population has meant that distance education has been an important part of its history. From the earliest provision of schooling by mail through a series of correspondence schools, both state and federal governments have provided a sound infrastructure to support distance education. Innovative…
Descriptors: Correspondence Schools, Vocational Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
