Western Australian rural and remote schooling: The influence of learning environments on student participation and retention

到2010年，澳大利亚各州和地区将把离校年龄从15岁提高到17岁。作为第一批采取这一重要步骤使心怀不满的青年重新参与教育、培训和/或就业选择的州之一，必须对西澳大利亚州的经验进行严格审查。拟议的研究重点是什么可能是最有问题的领域的倡议，为学校社区-如何以及为什么提供给学生在农村和偏远的学校和课堂学习环境的方案对学生的参与和保留的影响。

By 2010 all Australian States and Territories will have raised the school leaving age from 15 to 17 years of age. As one of the first States to have undertaken this essential step toward re-engaging disaffected youth in education, training and/or employment options, it is important that a rigorous examination of the Western Australian experience is conducted. The proposed research focuses on what is likely to be the most problematic area of the initiative for school communities - how and why the programs offered to students in rural and remote school and classroom learning environments impact upon student engagement and retention.