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Experiencing Being Judged: Making Visible School Community Expectations of Rural Principals
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Rinehart, Kerry Earl – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2022
Judgements of the work of school principals may be formal through an appraisal process or informal from students, teachers, parents, and members of the community in which the school operates. This article focuses on New Zealand rural primary school principals' experiences of informal expectations--and judgements about whether they meet these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Rural Schools, Expectation
Collaborating with the Community: Lessons from a Rural School District
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Walker, Anne – TESOL Journal, 2012
This article, based on case study research, highlights how a rural school district in the midwestern United States collaborated with local community organizations to meet the needs of English language learners after the district and community experienced rapid ethnic diversification. In particular, the district EL coordinator spearheaded the…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Case Studies, English Language Learners, Ethnic Diversity
Unveiling Their Worlds: The Use of Dialogue as a Health-Promotion Tool for HIV/AIDS Education in a Poor Community in Kenya
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Kiragu, Susan; McLaughlin, Colleen – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2011
Three decades since the onset of HIV/AIDS, 33.2 million people worldwide are infected and prevalence in Kenya is on the rise. This paper contributes to discussions about HIV/AIDS education and draws on the health promotion approach and the emancipatory theory of Paulo Freire. Freire argued that through dialogue people unveil their world. The…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sex Education, Health Promotion, Community Attitudes
A Neglected Dimension in Service-Learning Pedagogy: Developing Projects from the Perspective of Rural Community Stakeholders
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Toledano, Lemuel Sollano; Lapinid, Minie Rose C. – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2010
This article argues that a commonly neglected dimension in service-learning pedagogy is the consideration of community perspectives in developing these service-learning projects. Areas considered in this study were: (1) Community members' needs and problems, (2) Community members' perceived roles and participation, and (3) Community members'…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Economically Disadvantaged, Service Learning, Foreign Countries
Perceptions of Special Educational Practices in Malawi: Voices from Primary Schools and Communities
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Lubeski, Nancy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This doctoral research work explores the quality of educational experiences and access to opportunities for girls with disabilities in selected rural primary schools in Malawi. The context for this study lies within four of the six goals contained within the World Declaration on Education for All doctrine, a document which lays out a framework for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Special Education Teachers, Elementary School Students
Impact of Two Elementary School Principals' Leadership on Gifted Education in Their Buildings
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Lewis, Joan D.; Cruzeiro, Patricia A.; Hall, Charmaine A. – Gifted Child Today, 2007
Currently principals are involved with a variety of programs offered in schools, such as IDEA, English Language Learners, Title I remedial services, migrant education, and gifted and talented programs. However, there is a growing recognition that gifted students are being poorly served by most public schools. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Leadership Responsibility, Rural Schools, Principals, Academically Gifted