Unlocking the potential within: A preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural Australia
© 2016, Adult Learning Australia Inc. All rights reserved. Many rural communities have a pool of mature-aged local people seeking a career change or better lifestyle, which inevitably involves reskilling or upskilling. These people have strong local ties and are committed to their community. Uni...
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Many rural communities have a pool of mature-aged local people seeking a career change or better lifestyle, which inevitably involves reskilling or upskilling. These people have strong local ties and are committed to their community. University enabling programs provide a bridge to higher education. This longitudinal study explores the impact on rural mature-aged people of participation in a university enabling program, in terms of further study and employment outcomes. The benefits of enabling programs extend beyond individuals, to family and friends, and beyond. These broader benefits include an enhanced local skills base in key industry areas, and an increased awareness of the value of higher education within the community. Enabling programs are a powerful but under-valued tool in helping to unlock and harness the potential within rural communities, both in the medium and longer term. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-807082020-08-28T01:55:17Z Unlocking the potential within: A preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural Australia Johns, S. Crawford, Nicole Hawkins, C. Jarvis, L. Harris, M. McCormack, D. Social Sciences Education & Educational Research educational aspirations enabling program outcomes of education rural education social inclusion © 2016, Adult Learning Australia Inc. All rights reserved. Many rural communities have a pool of mature-aged local people seeking a career change or better lifestyle, which inevitably involves reskilling or upskilling. These people have strong local ties and are committed to their community. University enabling programs provide a bridge to higher education. This longitudinal study explores the impact on rural mature-aged people of participation in a university enabling program, in terms of further study and employment outcomes. The benefits of enabling programs extend beyond individuals, to family and friends, and beyond. These broader benefits include an enhanced local skills base in key industry areas, and an increased awareness of the value of higher education within the community. Enabling programs are a powerful but under-valued tool in helping to unlock and harness the potential within rural communities, both in the medium and longer term. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80708 English https://www.ajal.net.au/unlocking-the-potential-within-a-preliminary-study-of-individual-and-community-outcomes-from-a-university-enabling-program-in-rural-australia/ ADULT LEARNING AUSTRALIA INC fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Education & Educational Research educational aspirations enabling program outcomes of education rural education social inclusion Johns, S. Crawford, Nicole Hawkins, C. Jarvis, L. Harris, M. McCormack, D. Unlocking the potential within: A preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural Australia |
| title | Unlocking the potential within: A preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural Australia |
| title_full | Unlocking the potential within: A preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural Australia |
| title_fullStr | Unlocking the potential within: A preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unlocking the potential within: A preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural Australia |
| title_short | Unlocking the potential within: A preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural Australia |
| title_sort | unlocking the potential within: a preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural australia |
| topic | Social Sciences Education & Educational Research educational aspirations enabling program outcomes of education rural education social inclusion |
| url | https://www.ajal.net.au/unlocking-the-potential-within-a-preliminary-study-of-individual-and-community-outcomes-from-a-university-enabling-program-in-rural-australia/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80708 |