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Overcoming Professional Isolation In Teaching

HOW CAN TEACHERS BE BETTER PREPARED FOR RURAL TEACHING AND LEARN TO OVERCOME PROFESSIONAL ISOLATION?

Rurality as a concept is appealing (Henry, 1998, p.401) and is often seen as a pleasant disruption to the somewhat fast-paced urban lifestyle that we can become caught up in. However this perceived idyllic lifestyle may be coupled with visions of an outback hell (Sharplin, 2002) with teachers coming to terms with the professional and personal isolation of a rural community. This difficult adjustment for not only new graduate teachers but also experienced teachers must be faced with an optimistic outlook and seized as a rich learning experience. I believe than an investment of effort can often produce both personal and professional fulfillment, but how can educators embrace the opportunities that await them in rural communities?

Perhaps one of the difficulties in regard to adjusting to the differing lifestyle is that teachers have vague expectations of what is involved in......


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