Education and Change in Rural Areas in the 1990s

Chicken Little was not Wrong

Authors

  • Robb Mason Council of Adult Education
  • Shirley Randell Council of Adult Education

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v2i1.266

Keywords:

disadvantage, change, rural futures

Abstract

The economic and social conditions of rural Victoria are changing. The concepts and practices that have supported the work of the Country Education Project (CEP) in rural Victoria have to change accordingly. The paper looks at the changes impacting upon rural Australia and examines in particular the subject of disadvantage. Disadvantage is a concept that in practice is drawn from a period of stability and relative affluence. Present circumstances may well require a different interpretation, one more in accord with lifelong educational principles. The policy development of the CEP is then analysed and challenges and issues for that organisation outlined.

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Published

07-01-2020 — Updated on 01-03-1992

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How to Cite

Mason, R., & Randell, S. (1992). Education and Change in Rural Areas in the 1990s: Chicken Little was not Wrong. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2(1), 7–17. https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v2i1.266 (Original work published January 7, 2020)