University of Wollongong Research Online University of Wollongong Thesis Collection University of Wollongong Thesis Collections 2011 The tyranny of distance Elaine Mary Dunn University of Wollongong Recommended Citation Dunn, Elaine Mary, The tyranny of distance, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, 2011. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/3391 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact Manager Repository Services:
[email protected]. i THE TYRANNY OF DISTANCE A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (EDUCATION) from UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG by Elaine Mary Dunn Faculty of Education 2011 ii CERTIFICATION I, Elaine M. Dunn, declare that this thesis, submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Education, University of Wollongong, is wholly my own work unless otherwise referenced or acknowledged. The document has not been submitted for qualifications at any other academic institution. (signature) …………….. date iii TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 The School – As it was then 1 1.2 Australian Education in Context 2 1.3 Defining the Rural School 6 1.4 Purpose of the Study 7 1.5 Research Questions 8 1.6 The Theoretical Framework 8 1.7 Methodology 10 1.8 Research – Overview 11 1.9 Design of the Research Process 12 1.10 Structure of the Thesis 17 CHAPTER 2 – MY EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY 20