Australian and International Journal of Rural Education

Aims & Scope

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.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Revisiting the schoolhouse: A literature review on staffing rural, remote and isolated schools in Australia 2004-2016

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Natalie, Philip

• Sudanese Young People of Refugee Background in Rural and Regional Australia

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Jae, Jane, Kip, Ninetta

• Questionable Practices? Relying on Individual Teacher Resilience in Remote Schools

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Anna, Bruce

• Equal or Equitable? The Role of Flexibility Within Online Education

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Cathy, Elizabeth, Janet, Tracey, Naomi

• Retaining Mathematics and Science Teachers in Rural and Remote Schools

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Boris, Kevin, Peter, Marguerite

• Contemporary Paradigms of Rural Teaching: The Significance of Place

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Nicole C., Genevieve, Andrea

• Rural education: Some sociological provocations for the field

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Michael

• "Please Help Me Find Teachers for My Rural and Remote School": A Model for Teaching Readiness

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Suzanne (Sue), Peter Brian

• Rural education practice and policy in marginalised communities:Teaching and learning on the edge

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Jo-Anne

• Experiences of Nursing and Allied Health Students Undertaking a Rural Placement: Barriers and Enablers to Satisfaction and Wellbeing

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Donna Maree, Lisa, Catherine