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Marshall, Joanne M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2012
The Boone Hope Foundation has given away over $130,000 in gift cards, rent checks, and eyeglasses--all targeted to help students with emergency needs related to food, clothing, shelter, and healthcare in its rural Iowa community. This is the story of teachers from a typical Midwestern school--relatively small and certainly not affluent--who have…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Student Needs, Homeless People
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Droppert, Alida J. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2013
This paper describes the culture of experiential community based learning at Central College, a rural liberal arts college in Midwestern, USA. Pre-service teachers use experiential community based learning to reflect on their personal growth in understanding the needs of diverse learners. Reflections demonstrate how the program contributes to the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Preservice Teachers, Experiential Learning, Rural Areas