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Stephen Hiller; Jessica Campbell; Patricia Muller; Anne-Maree Ruddy – Grantee Submission, 2024
The Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC) and its partners administered the STEM-CS intervention to support the professional learning of middle and high school STEM teachers in rural southcentral Kentucky counties. The goals of the STEM-CS intervention were to improve teacher STEM-CS knowledge, practice, implementation, and…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Rural Schools, Faculty Development, STEM Education
Hlinka, Karen Ramey – ProQuest LLC, 2012
One route to increase the number of baccalaureate degree holders in the US is for educators to guide students through the open door of the community college to the point of transfer to a four-year institution. This qualitative study is comprised of three companion projects aligned to examine the decision-making process of traditional-age students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students
Showalter, Daniel A. – Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics (ACCLAIM), 2012
Place-based mathematics education (PBME) has the potential to engage students with the mathematics inherent in the local land, culture, and community. However, research has identified daunting barriers to this pedagogy, especially in abstract mathematics courses such as algebra and beyond. In this study, 15 graduates of a doctoral program in rural…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Mathematics Education, Rural Education, Statistics
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Yarbrough, Rachel; Gilman, David Alan – Educational Leadership, 2006
Facing financial difficulties, the Webster County Public School System in rural Kentucky implemented a four-day school week to save money on transportation and staffing. The district's research in the experience of other rural districts had indicated that such a calendar change could increase efficiency and also yield some unexpected benefits.…
Descriptors: Counties, School Schedules, Rural Education, Rural Schools