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Rose Maria Martinez – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Teacher retention continues to be an issue in rural school districts nationwide. The problem is teachers are leaving the profession within the first 5 years. While there is evidence to show a correlation between mentorships and teacher retention, there is a gap in the literature on effective teacher mentorship program experiences and rural teacher…
Descriptors: Mentors, Rural Education, Teacher Persistence, Program Effectiveness
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Peterson, Dan; Maddux, Cleborne D. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1988
Reports the opinions of 101 rural Arizona teachers on (1) the effectiveness of various classroom strategies used with hyperactive students; (2) the helpfulness of advice given by other professionals and parents about handling such students; and (3) the adequacy of preservice training in needed skills. Contains 11 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Rural Educator, 2002
In addition to her "never give up on any student" philosophy, Lois Rodgers has created an integrated, thematic curricular design that uses the brain's methods of transferring knowledge to long-term retention. She collaborates with community members, teachers, and students to improve teaching and learning. Her school is recognized…
Descriptors: Awards, Change Agents, Educational Cooperation, Rural Education
Spears, Jacqueline D. – Rural Clearinghouse Digest, 1994
Rural counties are among both the most and the least ethnically diverse, conditions that offer different but equally compelling rationales for multicultural education. Diverse communities need to acknowledge their cultural wealth, creating community structures that respect differences and build on the strengths of each culture. Homogeneous…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Change Strategies, Cultural Awareness
Richardson, Richard C.; And Others – 1982
A study was conducted in 1981 by the State Board of Directors for Arizona Community Colleges to define the missions of the colleges in specific operational terms and to assess the support for these missions by the colleges' constituencies. Specifically, the study sought to determine the services, clientele, and purposes of specific college…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, College Role, Community Attitudes
Reece, Jerald L. – 1984
To determine perceptions of school board members, teachers, and principals in rural schools about the quality of their educational programs, the type of preparation they had received in preservice programs, and the inservice opportunities available to them, responses to questionnaires from 2,028 teachers, 119 principals, and 113 school board…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Boards of Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Attitudes