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Full-Text Articles in Education
The Math Learning Gap: Preparing Stem Technicians For The New Rural Economy, Hobart L. Harmon, Sandy C. Wilborn
The Math Learning Gap: Preparing Stem Technicians For The New Rural Economy, Hobart L. Harmon, Sandy C. Wilborn
The Rural Educator
The Rural Math Excel Partnership (RMEP) identified math competencies used by technicians in the workplace compared to standards of learning required in the public school curriculum. A modified DACUM process revealed 39 math competencies used by technicians in STEM-related occupations of the rural region. Group interviews with faculty in three community colleges helped substantiate math gaps. A project math specialist and team of teachers identified four types of learning gaps: (1) math competencies not included in state standards; (2) math competencies included in state standards taught prior to Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and Algebra Functions and Data Analysis (AFDA) …
Research On Teacher Evaluation: A Review Of Statute, Regulation And Litigation In The Region, Helen M. Hazi
Research On Teacher Evaluation: A Review Of Statute, Regulation And Litigation In The Region, Helen M. Hazi
The Rural Educator
Limited research has been done to examine teacher evaluation in rural schools. This article presents an analysis of legislation and regulation of teacher evaluation in selected rural states, highlights their commonalities and differences, reports their litigation, and speculates on potential problems that can result in rural schools. It ends with recommendations for states to consider now that the Every Student Succeeds Act (formerly No Child Left Behind) has passed, and states have the option to reconsider their teacher evaluation plans.
Choice, Cyber Charter Schools, And The Educational Marketplace For Rural School Districts, Bryan Mann, Stephen Kotok, Erica Frankenberg, Ed Fuller, Kai Schafft
Choice, Cyber Charter Schools, And The Educational Marketplace For Rural School Districts, Bryan Mann, Stephen Kotok, Erica Frankenberg, Ed Fuller, Kai Schafft
The Rural Educator
Pennsylvania is a state with significant proportions of students who attend rural schools, as well as students who attend charter schools. This study examines enrollment patterns of students in brick and mortar and cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania and how these enrollment patterns differ across geographic locale. We analyze student-level enrollment data, controlling for demographic characteristics, and find that, in contrast to brick and mortar schools, cyber charter schools attract students from a variety of locales across the urban-rural continuum. However, rural students exhibit the greatest likelihood of attending cyber charter schools. We discuss the implications of these findings in …
Developing Leadership Capacity In New Rural School District Leaders: The Kansas Educational Leadership Institute, Donna Augustine-Shaw
Developing Leadership Capacity In New Rural School District Leaders: The Kansas Educational Leadership Institute, Donna Augustine-Shaw
The Rural Educator
Understanding the context of rural school settings is critical to beginning school district leaders. Rural communities present multifaceted challenges that leaders must embrace as diverse community expectations unfold. The majority of Kansas school districts are in rural settings. Mentoring and induction shapes the experiences encountered during the first year of practice. The Kansas Educational Leadership Institute provides high quality mentoring and induction for new superintendents and principals in Kansas. Mentoring and induction provided by veteran superintendents familiar with leadership complexities in rural communities is offered through on-site visits. In addition, new superintendents participate in activities focused on building capacity through …
Front Matter, Dana Pomykal Franz
Front Matter, Dana Pomykal Franz
The Rural Educator
Includes cover page, table of content, and letter from the editor, plus a call to action and rural education research agenda from the NREA.
A Brief Summary Of Teacher Recruitment And Retention In The Smallest Illinois Rural Schools, John David Ulferts
A Brief Summary Of Teacher Recruitment And Retention In The Smallest Illinois Rural Schools, John David Ulferts
The Rural Educator
Teacher recruitment and retention factors were identified in the smallest public school districts in Illinois. Findings were compared to a previous study of Montana rural teacher recruitment and retention conducted by Davis (2002). A quantitative survey instrument was administered to teachers employed in the 24 smallest Illinois school districts. The survey consisted of Likert-type items measuring recruitment, retention, and job satisfaction factors and was based on the Boylan (1993) four spheres of influence for teacher recruitment and retention: 1) within classroom activities, 2) whole school level activities, 3) community level activities, and 4) family/personal factors. Results were similar to the …
Examining The Teacher Pipeline: Will They Stay Or Will They Go?, Mary R. Moeller, Lonell L. Moeller, Dan Schmidt
Examining The Teacher Pipeline: Will They Stay Or Will They Go?, Mary R. Moeller, Lonell L. Moeller, Dan Schmidt
The Rural Educator
This study examines survey data from teacher education students in their final two years of preparation at a Midwestern university. We asked students to explain if they intend to stay in our state or move to other states to pursue teaching careers after graduation. We compiled all 137 responses using descriptive statistics and found that 59% of respondents intend to leave our state after graduating. Of the remaining respondents, 21% intend to stay in our state and 20% are unsure of their plans. We used qualitative methods to code students’ responses, giving reasons for their intentions. While students mentioned financial …
Front Matter, Dana Pomykal Franz
Front Matter, Dana Pomykal Franz
The Rural Educator
Includes cover page, table of content, and letter from the editor.
Does Rural Differ? Comparing Parent And Student Reasons For Choosing Cyber Schooling, Dennis Beck, Robert Maranto, M. Danish Shakeel
Does Rural Differ? Comparing Parent And Student Reasons For Choosing Cyber Schooling, Dennis Beck, Robert Maranto, M. Danish Shakeel
The Rural Educator
Cyber-schooling offers potentially greater benefits for rural than urban students, by providing a broader range of courses, ending long commutes, and offering more developed special education services than typically found in rural public schools. We survey students (n=269, 53.7% response rate) and parents (232, 48.7%) at a cyber-charter school dubbed SunTech, to test whether rural subjects choose cyber schooling for distinct reasons. Factor analyses and OLS regressions indicate that rural parents are more apt to choose SunTech for structural reasons such as its broader range of classes and to avoid long commutes to school. In contrast, students were more likely …
Transition Services In Eight Rural Counties Of Western New York: Views Of Directors Of Special Education, Bruce A. Shields, Mindy S. Scirri, Michael R. Berta, Kara M. Klump
Transition Services In Eight Rural Counties Of Western New York: Views Of Directors Of Special Education, Bruce A. Shields, Mindy S. Scirri, Michael R. Berta, Kara M. Klump
The Rural Educator
Rural school districts face different challenges than urban and suburban districts. In fact, several Rural Systemic Initiatives (RSIs) have been established around the country to isolate and address rural school district issues (Harmon & Smith, 2012). In order to improve the effectiveness of transition services in rural schools, feedback from stakeholders in the process is vital. Directors of special education, specifically, must work to facilitate a quality and seamless process for transition despite challenges, and those working in rural settings may face additional obstacles. This study examines the perspectives of these front-line providers in order to begin to understand the …
Utilizing Film To Teach Leadership: An Analysis Of Miracle, Rocky Iv, And Lincoln, Alyssa C. Hilby, Carrie A. Stephens, Christopher T. Stripling
Utilizing Film To Teach Leadership: An Analysis Of Miracle, Rocky Iv, And Lincoln, Alyssa C. Hilby, Carrie A. Stephens, Christopher T. Stripling
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Presenting verbal and visual material can be an effective teaching tool for learners who are being introduced to new leadership material. Film was selected as the multimedia outlet to engage an individual’s critical thinking skills while demonstrating different leadership components. This study analyzed three films with the intent of assisting a leadership educator in the process of teaching (a) leading teams, (b) leading change, and (c) transformational leadership. It was concluded that Miracle (O’Connor & Ciardi, 2004) was ideal for teaching about leading teams because it exposed the nuances of team dynamics. Additionally, Rocky IV (Stallone, 1985) was ideal for …
Full Issue, Volume 4, Number 3, Journal Of Human Sciences And Extension
Full Issue, Volume 4, Number 3, Journal Of Human Sciences And Extension
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
No abstract provided.
Rural Education And The Every Student Succeeds Act, Devon Brenner
Rural Education And The Every Student Succeeds Act, Devon Brenner
The Rural Educator
Rural education is becoming an increasing focus of federal education legislation. The Every Student Succeeds Act explicitly addresses rural education through the REAP program, by taking steps to ensure geographic distribution in competitive grants, by requiring states to consider rural LEAs in the development of state plans, and in many other ways. The mandated report on rural education is intended to provide data about whether these provisions are sufficient for ensuring that federal policy and funding address the needs of rural schools and students and its impact remains to be seen.
Front Matter, Dana Pomykal Franz
Front Matter, Dana Pomykal Franz
The Rural Educator
Includes cover page, table of content, and letter from the editor.
Learning The Language Of Home: Using Place-Based Writing Practice To Help Rural Students Connect To Their Communities, Erin Donovan
Learning The Language Of Home: Using Place-Based Writing Practice To Help Rural Students Connect To Their Communities, Erin Donovan
The Rural Educator
The idea of "place" extends beyond the locations where people live. Place is a narrative which shapes identity and culture and provides an understanding of experience. By exploring place and the connections which evolve from place, an intriguing context begins to take a shape that inspires transformational ideas and actions. This article investigates how place-based writing practices affect rural middle school students’ connections with their home community as evidenced through their writing. This study follows the critical pedagogy of place theoretical framework and works to support best practices in rural education research. A qualitative case study design was used to …
Policies And Professional Development: An Oil Boom’S Effect On Rural Schools And Teachers, Vincent Genareo
Policies And Professional Development: An Oil Boom’S Effect On Rural Schools And Teachers, Vincent Genareo
The Rural Educator
In 2008, Western North Dakota experienced an extraordinary energy boom, creating waves of new residents seeking employment in the lucrative oil fields. Resultantly, many communities in the area, which were almost exclusively isolated and rural, dramatically changed. The purpose of this qualitative single-case study was to investigate the experiences of school staff in two rural schools within the North Dakota oil boom region. Data were teacher and administrator interviews with 15 participants and classroom observations. The findings indicated that teachers faced three key challenges in their classrooms as a result of the population influx, including: changing educational space, student academic …
Becoming A Principal: Access Factors For Females, Rae Ann Kruse, Bernita L. Krumm
Becoming A Principal: Access Factors For Females, Rae Ann Kruse, Bernita L. Krumm
The Rural Educator
Guided by Standpoint Theory, researchers conducted this case study to identify factors influencing access to Oklahoma’s secondary school principalship for four female first-time principals. Regardless of equity legislation and increasing numbers of females with advanced degrees, the numbers of men and women who hold secondary school administration positions continue to be disproportionate to their numbers in the teaching profession. Three standpoints emerged: In the transition from teacher to administrator, each participant was nurtured by another individual; male sponsors were their primary encouragers; and participants had strong emotional investments in the schools and communities of their employment. Aspiring female principals should …
School Turnaround: A Rural Reflection Of Reform On The Reservation And Lessons For Implementation, Ian M. Mette, Jason Stanoch
School Turnaround: A Rural Reflection Of Reform On The Reservation And Lessons For Implementation, Ian M. Mette, Jason Stanoch
The Rural Educator
Rural communities traditionally enjoy an intimate relationship between stakeholders and the local school system. While preliminary research exists to suggest rural school turnaround might be more likely to occur when a strong communal connection exists (Mette, 2014), little is known about rural school turnaround efforts serving predominantly Native American students. This article reports findings of a School Improvement Grants (SIG) funded effort to digitize curriculum and deliver instruction through the use of tablets in Yellow Pine, a school district on a Native American reservation in a rural, Upper Midwestern state. Data were collected through interviews with school and district leaders, …
The Effect Of A Serious Digital Game On Students' Ability To Transfer Knowledge In Secondary Agricultural Education: An Exploratory Study, J. C. Bunch, J . Shane Robinson, M. Craig Edwards, Pavlo D. Antonenko
The Effect Of A Serious Digital Game On Students' Ability To Transfer Knowledge In Secondary Agricultural Education: An Exploratory Study, J. C. Bunch, J . Shane Robinson, M. Craig Edwards, Pavlo D. Antonenko
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
This study’s purpose was to compare the effectiveness of the traditional, lecture and discussion method to a digital game-based learning (DGBL) approach on students’ near and far knowledge transfer abilities in agriculture and mathematics regarding a unit on swine diseases in animal science courses. Two research questions guided the study, which employed a quasi-experimental, between-groups design. No statistically significant differences (p > .05) were found between the counterfactual group and the treatment group regarding students’ near and far knowledge transfer. Based on this result, it can be recommended that professional development opportunities be created with an emphasis on using serious games …
Perceptions Of Tennessee School-Based Agricultural Education Teachers' Attitudes Toward Globalizing The Agricultural Curriculum, Nathan W. Conner, Katelyn Butcher
Perceptions Of Tennessee School-Based Agricultural Education Teachers' Attitudes Toward Globalizing The Agricultural Curriculum, Nathan W. Conner, Katelyn Butcher
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
The agriculture industry is part of an interconnected world that is continually navigating complex trade regulations and cultural barriers. Graduates of School-Based Agricultural Education programs need to be prepared to positively communicate with people from all over the world and to have an understanding of international agricultural practices. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of Tennessee School-Based Agricultural Educators towards globalizing the secondary agricultural curriculum. Twenty-six School-Based Agricultural Educators were interviewed for this study. The interviewees represented the entire state of Tennessee, including both urban and rural programs. The use of thematic analysis allowed the following …
A Major Decision: Identifying Factors That Influence Agriculture Students’ Choice Of Academic Major, Kristin Stair, Shelli Danjean, J. Joey Blackburn, J. C. Bunch
A Major Decision: Identifying Factors That Influence Agriculture Students’ Choice Of Academic Major, Kristin Stair, Shelli Danjean, J. Joey Blackburn, J. C. Bunch
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Colleges of Agriculture (CoAs) are estimated to supply only slightly more than half of the number of graduates needed to fill job openings through 2015. The purpose of this research study was to describe the factors influencing agriculture students’ choice of major. The population for this descriptive research study consisted of full-time CoA freshmen enrolled in AGRI 1001: Introduction to Agriculture at Louisiana State University. A total of 259 students were asked to participate in the electronic survey. All students completed the survey for a 100% response rate. Consistent with the model proposed by Hodges and Karpova (2010), the factors …
What’S Ketso? A Tool For Researchers, Educators, And Practitioners, James S. Bates
What’S Ketso? A Tool For Researchers, Educators, And Practitioners, James S. Bates
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Researchers, educators, and practitioners utilize a range of tools and techniques to obtain data, input, feedback, and information from research participants, program learners, and stakeholders. Ketso is both an array of information gathering techniques and a toolkit (see www.ketso.com). It “can be used in any situation when people come together to share information, learn from each other, make decisions and plan actions” (Tippett & How, 2011, p. 4). The word ketso means “action” in the Sesotho language, spoken in the African nation of Lesotho where the concept for this instrument was conceived. Ketso techniques fall into the participatory action research …
Full Issue, Volume 4, Number 2, Journal Of Human Sciences And Extension
Full Issue, Volume 4, Number 2, Journal Of Human Sciences And Extension
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
No abstract provided.
Teacher Training And Student Learning Outcomes In Family And Consumer Sciences: A Mentoring And Co-Teaching Case Study, Melodie Davis-Bundrage, Katalin Medvedev
Teacher Training And Student Learning Outcomes In Family And Consumer Sciences: A Mentoring And Co-Teaching Case Study, Melodie Davis-Bundrage, Katalin Medvedev
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
This qualitative study is a mentoring and co-teaching case study of a fashion merchandising course. It seeks to understand the impact of cross-disciplinary coteaching on student learning and instructor training by utilizing the Collaborative Responsive Educational Mentoring Model (CREMM). The course documented in the study was taught as a cross-disciplinary effort to incorporate career, business, technical, cultural, and theoretical information. It was found that a formalized mentoring program, coupled with a co-teaching experience involving a professor and a graduate student in Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) can effectively enhance educational learning outcomes. The study exemplifies how educators in FACS may …
Teaching As An Intervention: Evaluating The Aiai-Ftfd Teaching Model And 9 Skills Of Communication In An Extension Learning Environment, Victor W. Harris, Kyra C. Speegle, Alison Schmeer
Teaching As An Intervention: Evaluating The Aiai-Ftfd Teaching Model And 9 Skills Of Communication In An Extension Learning Environment, Victor W. Harris, Kyra C. Speegle, Alison Schmeer
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Extension educators are continually seeking ways to make instruction more effective and engaging. This study evaluated the Attention, Interact, Apply, and Invite – Fact, Think, Feel, Do (AIAI-FTFD) Start-to-Finish Teaching Model for human service educators in an ongoing Extension educational program to determine the effectiveness of this model in implementing the concept of “teaching as an intervention” in Extension educational programming. Specifically, the study assessed the cognitive, emotional, and intent to change behavioral learning outcomes generated by using the AIAI-FTFD teaching model while completing the 9 Important Communication Skills for Every Relationship (9 Skills) program. A self-reported quantitative evaluation design …
Full Issue, Volume 4, Number 1, Journal Of Human Sciences And Extension
Full Issue, Volume 4, Number 1, Journal Of Human Sciences And Extension
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
No abstract provided.
What Works For Parents: How Parents Support Their Children With Math Homework In Rural Ghana, Vivian Tackie-Ofosu, Efua Vandyk
What Works For Parents: How Parents Support Their Children With Math Homework In Rural Ghana, Vivian Tackie-Ofosu, Efua Vandyk
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
Family and Consumer Sciences programs target families in deprived rural and urban communities with the objective of equipping them with skills to improve family well-being, education, and relationships. In recent years, the focus of FCS in Ghana has been on parental styles and education that foster parents’ involvement in their children's school work. Using a child-parent interactive model, a series of math activities were delivered to children between the ages of 6 and 10 years. Group activities were also facilitated by the FCS staff. Parents used local materials, such as small empty cans, bottles, leaves, stones, sticks, old newspapers, and …
Increasing Usage Of Esl Instructional Practices In A Rural County Elementary School, John J. Hoover, Julia S. Sarris, Raymond Hill
Increasing Usage Of Esl Instructional Practices In A Rural County Elementary School, John J. Hoover, Julia S. Sarris, Raymond Hill
The Rural Educator
The study setting is one elementary school located in a remote rural county school district in a mountain western state. Implementing a specific set of procedures, ESL Instructional Improvement Process, educators examined and increased use of research-based ESL instructional practices in the education of English learners (ELs). A key feature of the piloted process is educator self-assessment of instructional practices, resulting in the development of workshop sessions and action items, and completion of classroom observations. Researchers found that the process proved effective in increasing rural educators’ knowledge and application of ESL best practices. Self-assessment was highly effective in helping educators …
Rural Teachers’ Literacy Practices In And Out Of The Classroom: Exploring Teacher Characteristics And Literacy Tools, Kara L. Lycke, Ellis Hurd, Terry Husband
Rural Teachers’ Literacy Practices In And Out Of The Classroom: Exploring Teacher Characteristics And Literacy Tools, Kara L. Lycke, Ellis Hurd, Terry Husband
The Rural Educator
Scholars who recognize the socially constructed nature of literacy acknowledge that important literacy processes take place across settings both in and out of school. Most of what is known about these trans-literacy practices relates to students, but little is known about the literacy practices of teachers in and outside of school. This study examines through survey research the in- and out-of-school literacy practices of teachers in a rural K-12 school district. The findings of the study suggest that for early career teachers, their out-of-school literacy practices are more deliberately connected to their literacy practices in school than for mid- and …
The Coalition Of Essential Schools And Rural Educational Reform, Jim La Prad
The Coalition Of Essential Schools And Rural Educational Reform, Jim La Prad
The Rural Educator
The Coalition of Essential Schools (CES) has existed for thirty years and includes hundreds of public schools that are diverse in size, population, and programmatic emphasis. A qualitative grounded theory approach is utilized to describe how three rural (non-urban/suburban) high schools operationalize CES Common Principles. This research documents that the CES reform network may be both a viable and underutilized reform model for rural school districts to assist them in achieving educational excellence. Empirical data came from school site visits, interviews and school documents. Grounded theory identifies four working hypothesis that explain how these schools, as CES members, aim to …