- Title
- A framework for Australian Universities and public libraries supporting regional, rural and remote students
- Creator
- Partridge, Helen; Power, Emma; Ostini, Jenny; Owen, Sue; Pizzani, Blanca
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/179510
- Identifier
- vital:15627
- Identifier
-
https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2021.1959842
- Identifier
- ISBN:2475-0158 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- University students living in regional, rural and remote (RRR) communities of Australia face unique challenges including geographical isolation, lack of access to face-to-face support, and technological barriers. This paper outlines a project funded by the Australian Government’s Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program that was undertaken by five universities with significant enrolments of students from low socio-economic backgrounds living in RRR communities. The project established a Framework for Australian Universities and Public Libraries Supporting Regional, Rural and Remote Students that provides a set of strategic recommendations that will guide the development of accessible, relevant and sustainable study and learning support to meet the needs of low socio-economic students living in RRR communities. This national project provided a unique opportunity for Australia’s universities and public libraries to work together in order to ‘future proof’ the education of students from low socio-economic backgrounds living in regional and remote communities. © 2021 Helen Partridge, Emma Power, Jenny Ostini, Sue Owen and Blanca Pizzani.
- Publisher
- Australian Library and Information Association
- Relation
- Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association Vol. 70, no. 4 (2021), p. 391-404
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2021 Helen Partridge, Emma Power, Jenny Ostini, Sue Owen and Blanca Pizzani
- Subject
- 0806 Information Systems; 0807 Library and Information Studies; Low socio-economic; Public libraries; Regional; Rural and remote communities; Student success; Study and learning support; Universities
- Reviewed
- Funder
- This work was supported by the Australian Government?s Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program; Australian Government?s Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program; Australian Government?s Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program. The authors would like to thank the public library staff, university staff and students who generously contributed their time and thoughts to this research project. The authors would also like to thank Leenne Pitman, Barbara Paton, Kathryn Kelly and Sandra Jeffries for contributing their time, expertise and advice to this project as members of the project team. The project was funded by the Australian Government?s Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program National Priorities Pool 2016 Grant Scheme.
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