Jeanne Allen|Suzie Wright|Neil Cranston|Jane Watson|Kim Beswick|Ian Hay
Raising levels of school student engagement and retention in rural, regional and disadvantaged areas: is it a lost cause?
Griffith University|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania|University of Tasmania
paper reports views key members educational community student engagement retention rural regional disadvantaged areas australian state tasmania provides insights attributed reasons longstanding low levels student retention tasmania possible ways militate widely censured problem students leaving school soon paper draws principles bronfenbrenners model ecology situate 25 participants formed sample study exosystem environment young people whose educational attainment retention schools focus work data analysis generated three major themes families sociocultural environment teachers teaching school system studys findings play important role prompting us question dire situation student dropout state similar contexts worldwide begin reversed implications work include need develop sustain strong policy environment highquality education schooling success contextualised key features members across systems sections society contribute