Provision of equitable careers education in Australia: the case for middle years outreach programmes

Disparity in educational and career outcomes between rural, regional and remote (RRR) students and their metropolitan counterparts persists despite successive federal and state government initiatives. In this paper, we will present a study that highlights one important, yet overlooked, avenue to improve outcomes for RRR students: early-stage careers education. Informed by interviews conducted with RRR principals and deputy principals from Victoria and Queensland (n = 10), we present a new approach to the delivery and content of careers education in RRR contexts. The approach advocates for a pu ... Show more

Authors: D'Angelo, Belinda; Dollinger, Mollie

Published: Abingdon, England, Taylor and Francis, 2023

Resource type: Article

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