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Kryst, Erica Lopatofsky; Kotok, Stephen; Hagedorn, Annelise – Rural Educator, 2018
Rural youth are now graduating from high school at rates comparable to their peers in urban and suburban schools, however far fewer rural youth pursue postsecondary education. Using a comparative case study method, we explore postsecondary preparation efforts at three rural school districts. Each case represents a different classification of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Rural Schools, College Readiness, School Districts
Fecenko, Anne Deidre – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The role of teacher assistants has paralleled the changes in education over the years. The teacher assistants, who numbered 1.3 million in 2008 and are projected to increase by 10 percent by 2018 (Office of Labor Statistics, 2012) are valuable members of our educational communities providing support to students with special needs. These teacher…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Supervision
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Forthun, Larry F.; McCombie, Jeff W.; Payne, Caroline – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2009
Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) is a competency-based approach to intervening with adolescents, particularly within the schools, who are experiencing emotional pain, psychological distress, or behavioral disruption in their personal lives. LSCI is used to help classroom teachers, guidance counselors, administrators, and other school staff to…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Program Effectiveness, School Counselors, Educational Environment
Research for Action, 2011
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has invested in the development and dissemination of instructional tools to support teachers' incorporation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) into their classroom instruction. Literacy experts have developed a framework and a set of templates that teachers and other educators can use to develop content…
Descriptors: State Standards, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools, Rural Schools
Duke, Charles R.; Gates, Robin – 1990
Thirty-nine rural school districts in Pennsylvania responded to a survey designed to study new teacher induction programs. The total sample population of 392 included mentor/support teachers, inductees, and induction coordinators. Based on the survey data and information from 29 districts' documents, this report gives detailed descriptions of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Flanagan, Kathleen R.; Trueblood, Cecil R. – 1986
Based on research studies of effective staff development and rural education, the Inservice Leadership Team (ILT) was designed to identify key teachers in school buildings, team them with principals and central office staff, and train the team to design, deliver, and evaluate staff development at the school level. Rural Pennsylvania school staff,…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs