Reimagining mobility in rural education

Challenges, opportunities, and paths forward

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v35i3.863

Keywords:

youth mobilities, rural youth, rural community, rural education, mobility, immobility

Abstract

This special issue explores the complex intersections of mobility and rurality across diverse global contexts. The contributing articles by up-and-coming rural scholars reveal how mobility encompasses multifaceted social, emotional, and cognitive transitions which shape rural individuals’ lived experiences and imagined futures. Collectively, this issue calls for more nuanced understandings of mobility in rural education research and policy by recognising it as intertwined with place-based assets, personal needs, and contextualised meanings. This special issue aims to foster innovative strategies promoting educational equity and sustainable development that honour the diverse contexts shaping rural lives and mobilities. Through the platforming of emerging scholars’ voices across methodologies and geographies, new strategies promoting sustainable rural education are envisioned.

Author Biography

Melyssa Fuqua, University of Melbourne

Dr. Melyssa Fuqua is a Melbourne Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. Her fellowship research explores how sporting clubs influence aspiration and participation of rural youth in tertiary education and work, and the clubs’ role in their wider community. Originally from Massachusetts, Melyssa was a P-12 teacher in rural Victoria for a decade before returning to higher education and research. She is a manager of the Rural Education Research Student Network connecting research students, early-career researchers, and experienced scholars; and hosts the annual International Emerging Rural Scholars Summit.

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Published

12-11-2025

How to Cite

Fuqua, M., & Fan, X. (2025). Reimagining mobility in rural education: Challenges, opportunities, and paths forward. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 35(3), i-v. https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v35i3.863

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 3 (2025): Reimagining mobility in rural education: Challenges, opportunities, and paths forward

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EDITORIAL

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