Theoretically framed in Foucault's theorization of governmentality, this paper uses autoethnographic and visual methods to represent the authors' evolving understanding of identity and positionality as White teacher educators working in predominantly White, rural institutions. Pinar's method of currere further informs the research, which engages…

In this paper we discuss our development and use of a conjecture map for a large research project on the design and implementation of an online professional development model. Following Sandoval's (2014) model, we built the conjecture map to reflect our high-level conjectures (overarching goals of the project), the embodiment of the learning…

Data and information are shared about: (1) First Nations educational infrastructure--new schools, repairs and renovations of schools, project planning, teachers' residences, and operational and maintenance funds. (2) The monitoring of primary and secondary education on reserves. (3) Challenges of schools located in remote areas and with fewer than…

This paper describes a theoretical model for systemic change as it concerns the learning and teaching of mathematics in K-12 schools, with particular attention being paid to the rural context. Systemic change is the active process of establishing change in the community through lasting, long-term relationships, practices, and procedures (Adelman…

The National Curriculum Statement for Grades R-9 (NCS) (Department of Education, 2002) asks that Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) be valued in South African schools and classrooms. Teachers are urged to use context-specific and context-relevant forms of IK to teach content; and to incorporate IK methodologies into their teaching methods. Little…

What would the curriculum look like if it were developed from the perspective of measuring? Without formal tools, the Yup'ik Eskimos of Alaska used their body as a measuring device and employed ratios extensively in their daily practices. "Math in a Cultural Context" is developing curriculum materials based on Yup'ik Elders use of…

The National Charter School Policy Forum of May 5, 2005 brought together 100 charter school leaders representing philanthropy, research, and practice. The panel discussants and forum participants participated in an interactive conversation about the next generation of charter schools. The forum's panels focused on three key topics: (1) The…

Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) data from one rural school system covering four groups of children for a consecutive three year period was used to study the impact of transient students entering the school system. The analysis compared native children (those on roll since the first year) with transient children added to or deleted…

Reviews federal efforts to develop a rural education federal agenda, five basic problems of rural areas which lend themselves to federal solutions, Department of Education proposals for fiscal year 1982, significant federal responses/already in progress, and strengths and advantages of rural schools. (AN)

An Old Order Mennonite one-room school in Pennsylvania was selected for this case study, which describes the building, curriculum, methods of instruction in reading, students and teacher. The study conducted interviews of school and community members together with modification of Flander's (1974) interaction analysis to collect quantitative verbal…

The Curriculum combining both traditional classrooms and Internet-based activities for regular post-graduate training for the teachers in informatics is developed, approved by the Ministry of Education and Science and implemented in Latvian Republic. The Curriculum is anticipated for teachers from rural schools, excludes embarrassing overnight…

Joshua Intermediate School, in a rural community near Fort Worth, Texas, uses inclusion to address the needs of the special education student while allowing opportunities for success in the regular classroom through coteaching experiences between general and special staff. In the inclusion setting, the student must meet only the individual…

This paper examines the works of Ellsworth Collings, professor at the University of Oklahoma beginning in 1922 and Dean of the School of Education beginning in 1926. Educators remember Collings for his 1923 book, "An Experiment With a Project Curriculum," which described the effectiveness of certain progressive principles when employed…

In rural Joshua Independent School District (Texas), students with mild disabilities were included in regular kindergarten classrooms. The special education teacher and kindergarten teachers developed a program in which 5-year-old children who qualify for Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) are placed in regular and…

This paper, from the symposium "A Preservice Integrating Model in Personnel Preparation for Special Education," focuses on the interdisciplinary relationship inherent in Project RISPE (Rural/Remote Interdisciplinary Special Physical Education) and its influence on personnel preparation for special education at the University of Montana.…