Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP210101426

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Building on rural knowledges to unlock the potential of rural students. This project aims to advance understanding of the distinctive knowledges that rural students bring to school and develop teaching practices that build on these rural knowledges to unlock the potential of this significant student population. The project involves collaborating with rural primary schools, teachers, students and communities to identify rural knowledges, study classroom practices in detail, and develop sustainable teaching practices that help students connect rural knowledges and school knowledge. Expected outcomes include a framework of place-based teaching practices and resources that will benefit rural schooling, teacher education, and the education of communities crucial to the nation’s future wealth and welfare.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2021

End Date: 30-06-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $467,340.00

Funder: Australian Research Council