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Direct linkCynthia Ward – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Despite the number of students and the growing diversity of the students served by rural districts, a lack of research exists on rural district systems to support the continuous improvement of schools. The lack of understanding around systems for rural district improvement stands to exacerbate long-standing inequities for rural communities. Using…
Descriptors: School Districts, Rural Schools, Educational Improvement, Student Diversity
Sabol, Scott A. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This embedded mixed methods case study described the decision-making influences relevant to Wisconsin rural school district's consolidation. In 2015, Wisconsin's K-12 schools experienced financial cuts that were amongst the largest in the country. As a result, school district interest in consolidation was a natural topic of discussion for many of…
Descriptors: School Districts, Consolidated Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Decision Making
Rosemary T. McBride – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Despite the fact that Career and Technical Education (CTE) prepares students for high-wage careers and in-demand jobs (Gordon & Schultz, 2020), it silences the voices it aims to empower by focusing on career alignment rather than community. This dissertation examines perceptions in rural communities in Wyoming to determine how CTE programs can…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Community Needs, Culturally Relevant Education, Community Attitudes
Brad S. Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Since the early 1900s, educational leaders and policymakers looked to consolidation as a way for rural schools and school systems to overcome financial challenges and improve the educational experiences for students. Stakeholders were met with conflicting claims about the effects of school and system consolidation. Proponents of consolidation…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Rural Schools, Stakeholders, Attitudes
Franklin, Melia K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
How do a school and a community interact? This question guided this dissertation examining one rural school and community. The purpose of this case study was to investigate the relationship between the rural Marceline R-V School District (a K-12 school system) and its community, Marceline, Missouri. The framework for this study included the…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Rural Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts
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
