Reviewer acknowledgment
02-02-2026
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About the Journal
The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education is the Journal of the Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA). It serves as an international medium for educators and researchers with an interest in rural education.
Online ISSN 1839-7387
Print ISSN 1036-0026
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Current Issue
Vol. 35 No. 3 (2025): Reimagining mobility in rural education: Challenges, opportunities, and paths forward
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.
Published:
12-11-2025
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JOURNAL PAPERS
RURAL CONNECTIONS: CELEBRATING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES
Contributions from SPERA members and non-members on any aspect of rural education and from various disciplinary perspectives at any level of education are welcome. The focus of the Journal is on addressing issues, challenges, developments and opportunities in rural education globally, and we encourage submissions which, for example:
- Promote the development of rural education scholarship
- Disseminate innovative ideas, actions, programs and policies in rural education
- Link people interested in providing quality learning experiences in rural contexts
- Provide a forum for new ideas and innovations in rural education
- Share information and findings related to rural education issues and the development of programs.
The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education publishes peer-reviewed papers which may be scholarly accounts of educational research relevant to rural education, feature articles, research reports or integrative reviews (recommended length 6,000 to 8,000 words including references and endnotes, or at the Editors' discretion) or short articles, reports or book reviews (between 600 and 2,000 words). All submissions are double-blind refereed. We encourage authors to refer to relevant articles published by the Journal.