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Picturing Rural America: An Analysis Of The Representation Of Contemporary Rural America In Picture Books For Children, Karen Eppley
Picturing Rural America: An Analysis Of The Representation Of Contemporary Rural America In Picture Books For Children, Karen Eppley
The Rural Educator
A quiet but persistent dialog about the importance of place is happening in educational research. This study contributes to that conversation by offering a critical analysis of how picture books show a “placed,” rural America. To increase understanding of the social constructions of rurality, 24 picture books were analyzed using qualitative content analysis to determine how contemporary rural life is represented in picture books for children. Results indicated images falling into six categories: Rural people are self-reliant; rural people are connected; rural people are satisfied and happy; rural people are diverse; rural areas are expendable and, rural people are ‘Other’.
Who Ya Gonna Call? Networks Of Rural School Administrators, Julie M. Hite, Bart Reynolds, Steven J. Hite
Who Ya Gonna Call? Networks Of Rural School Administrators, Julie M. Hite, Bart Reynolds, Steven J. Hite
The Rural Educator
When they need help or advice, who are rural school administrators going to call? Relationships among rural school administrators develop into networks that can affect the success of administrators and their schools. Understanding the structure and content of these networks provides insights into how resources, innovations, and communication flow both within and between rural district administrators. Based on network theory and analysis, this study examines the structure, content, and strategic implications of the administrative networks within and across six contiguous rural school districts in the Western United States. Network graphs are included, illustrating both individual district and the combined six-district …
Teammates: Providing Emotional And Academic Support In Rural Schools, Jody C. Isernhagen
Teammates: Providing Emotional And Academic Support In Rural Schools, Jody C. Isernhagen
The Rural Educator
Numerous studies have found that mentoring has a positive effect on students who participate in it. Mentorship for students in rural communities is both necessary and challenging given the uphill battle these schools and communities face to improve their students’ academic achievement and emotional well-being. Through examining teacher, parent, and student perceptions of the TeamMates Mentoring Program in a rural Nebraska district, this study concluded that TeamMates is providing necessary social and emotional support to its mentees in rural schools, as well as encouraging them to improve their grades. However, TeamMates must continue to heighten its support of low-achieving students …
Sexuality Curriculum Policies: Rural Is Not Always More Conservative, Susan Roberts-Dobie, Mary E. Losch, Danielle Vsetecka, Andrew Morse
Sexuality Curriculum Policies: Rural Is Not Always More Conservative, Susan Roberts-Dobie, Mary E. Losch, Danielle Vsetecka, Andrew Morse
The Rural Educator
This study examined sexuality education policies of school districts following the enactment of a law by the state of Iowa in 2007 requiring schools to include curriculum related to human growth and development education. The authors compared responses from superintendents in rural and urban areas in the state of Iowa regarding their districts’ sexuality curriculum policies. All public school superintendents in Iowa (n=364) were mailed a survey; 131 (36%) responded. The sample was representative of the state both geographically and by size of district. Findings indicate that while rural states (or more-rural areas within rural states) may be publically perceived …
Rural Superintendents' Perceptions Of Principal Preparation, Martha Cray, Elaine M. Millen
Rural Superintendents' Perceptions Of Principal Preparation, Martha Cray, Elaine M. Millen
The Rural Educator
As national and state expectations for school leadership comptencies increase, new principals face an ever expanding role. Yet, scant attention is paid to the unique contextual needs of the varied school settings in which principals find themselves. This study surveyed rural superintendents of small districts (1-300 students) and mid-sized rural districts (301-600 students) to discover their perceptions of the developmental needs their principals display. Seven areas of need were identified by the respondents, of which three pertained uniquely to the rural principalship. The three areas were: understanding the K-12 school structure, preparing for the isolation of rural life, and knowing …
Rural And Small Community Educator Responses To State Academic Standards, Carolyn Babione
Rural And Small Community Educator Responses To State Academic Standards, Carolyn Babione
The Rural Educator
Rural and smalltown schoolsare in the midst of revising curriculum to meet state national mandates. This article presents information gained from a two-year grant funded training program for rural teachers focusing on Indian state-mandated curriculum chane. The context in wich teachers teach and their prevailing attitudes and beliefs about students and learning shape how they respond to the state standards in their classrooms. Teachers respond to state standards through a "customized approach" based on personal philosophical orientations to teaching and learning.
Rural Research Brief: Vertical Teaming: K-12 Teachers Engaged In Scientific Research In Rural Settings, Penny J. Gilmer
Rural Research Brief: Vertical Teaming: K-12 Teachers Engaged In Scientific Research In Rural Settings, Penny J. Gilmer
The Rural Educator
Improving the knowledge and skills of practicing K-12 science teachers is our challenge. By doing so, teachers bring a renewed understanding and excitement for science to classrooms and can pass along their enhanced skills and growing expertise to their K-12 students. yet, many K-12 teachers, particularly those in rural areas, find themselves isolated from other scientists and science educators and often have scares resources for experiments and other classroom activities. . . . .This study explores the outcomes of a form of experiential professional development in science education for rural educators that involved teachers working in multi-grade level teams on …
The Relationship Of Georgia's Rural Foreign Language Teachers' Sense Of Efficacy To Teacher Attrition, Peter Swanson, Robin Huff
The Relationship Of Georgia's Rural Foreign Language Teachers' Sense Of Efficacy To Teacher Attrition, Peter Swanson, Robin Huff
The Rural Educator
Foreign language teachers are in critical need in many parts of rural America. Using Bandura's conceptual framework of self-efficacy teaching languages as a theoretical lens, the researchers created a scale to measure foreign language teacher efficacy and administered alongside a well-known efficacy survey to in-service rural teachers (N = 167) in Georgia. Data analysis indicates that the new instrument is psychometrically sound and there are two dimensions to language teacher efficacy: Content Knowledge and Facilitating Instruction. Positive correlations between the two surveys suggest that teaching languages requires more than just strength of content knowledge and FL teachers may need assistance …
Underage Rural Drinking: Survey Data And Implications For Educators, Jon Lasser, Eric Schmidt, James Diep, Amy Huebel
Underage Rural Drinking: Survey Data And Implications For Educators, Jon Lasser, Eric Schmidt, James Diep, Amy Huebel
The Rural Educator
This article reports data collected in a rural Texas county that explores the beliefs and perceptions of youth about alcohol use. Results from the study suggest high rates of underage drinking and present significant health risks. The data also shed some light on how yuth perceive parents, responsibilities, access, and prevention strategies with regard to alcohol usage. Implications for rural educators and health care providers are discussed in light of the findings, with an emphasis on both prevention and intervention.
An Examination Of Resiliency In Rural Special Educators, Gregory C. Zost
An Examination Of Resiliency In Rural Special Educators, Gregory C. Zost
The Rural Educator
Retention of rural special education teachers is a dilemma for many school districts. Districts in rural areas suffer from a lack of qualified special educaiton teachers. Therefor, the problem of having enough qualified special educators is not easily solved. Many rural distrits are able to hire teacher candidaes, but fail to retain them for various reasons. Building resiliency in new teachers and educators during the first several years of teaching may be part of the answer to addressing the high rate fo teacher turnover in rural areas. This paper summarizes highlights from research completed with rural Nebraska teachers on th …
Multicultural Education For Rural Schools: Creating Relevancy In Rural America, Kristine Reed
Multicultural Education For Rural Schools: Creating Relevancy In Rural America, Kristine Reed
The Rural Educator
The mobility of capital today has meant that unprecedented numbers of low-wage, low-skill jobs continue to be created in the nation's rural areas, and these jobs are often filled by culturally and linguistically diverse individuals. As a consequence, many rural areas are becoming just as diverse today as urban areas. The changing demographics have prompted efforts to incorporate multicultural education in to the curriculum of schools where ethnic diversity exists. However, research suggests that rural schools in homogenous populations are more likely to hold negative views of multicultural education. This article examines the history of multicultural education and the many …
Educating The Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Non-Urban Population: Three Cost-Effective Strategies, Derry L. Stufft, Rebecca Brogadir
Educating The Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Non-Urban Population: Three Cost-Effective Strategies, Derry L. Stufft, Rebecca Brogadir
The Rural Educator
The number of immigrants who do not speak English proficiently has grown rapidly in American schools. While the immigrant population is growing, the proportion of first and second-generation immigrants (the children of immigrants) is simultaneously multiplying. As the U.S. population grows more varied, public schools are faced with the challenge of meeting the needs of an increasing population of culturally and linguistically diverse students. The researchers propose three cost-effective and closely linked strategies for principals to facilitate the education of the increasingly diverse population in non-urban schools.
Meeting The Needs Of Struggling Readers In High School: What Are Rural Schools Doing?, William D. Bursuck, Susan Robbins, Kurt Lazaroff
Meeting The Needs Of Struggling Readers In High School: What Are Rural Schools Doing?, William D. Bursuck, Susan Robbins, Kurt Lazaroff
The Rural Educator
Implementing effective reading programs to meet the demans of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) represents an immense challenge for all high schools, but the challenges for rural high schools may be particularly acute. Rural schools have large concentrations of children living in poverty, greater per-pupil costs and low fiscal capacity, all of which can make meeting the demands of NCLB difficult. The purpose of this article is to report the results of research that examined the question of what rural high schools are doing to meet the needs of their struggling readers. The results of focus groups from …
Strategies For Recruitment And Retention Of Secondary Teachers In Central U.S. Rural Schools, Andrea D. Beesley, Kim Atwill, Pamela Blair, Zoe A. Barley
Strategies For Recruitment And Retention Of Secondary Teachers In Central U.S. Rural Schools, Andrea D. Beesley, Kim Atwill, Pamela Blair, Zoe A. Barley
The Rural Educator
This study sought to identify differences in strategies used for teacher recruitment and retention by successful and non-successful rural high schools. According to data from the 2003-2004 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), small towns and rural areas in the central U.S. states did have relatively more difficuly in recruiting teachers than did larger communities. However, when the successful and unsuccessful school districts were compared on the strategies and benefits included in the SASS, the only difference was with signing bonuses, which were offered significantly more often in the unsuccessful group than the successful group. The researchers also interviewed seven principals …