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Nachtigal, Paul M. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019
The close-knit, personal nature of small rural communities results in school and community operating as a single integrated social structure. Useful rural school improvement strategies must, therefore, address needs that are recognized by both the local school and the community and must operate in a style congruent with the local setting. Although…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Rural Areas, Educational Improvement, Change Strategies
Zhang, Tianjiao; Wang, Weiping; Yi, Li – Best Evidence in Chinese Education, 2022
Teacher shortage is a major hindrance to China's rural education growth in underdeveloped areas, as well as one of the main causes of educational injustice. We conducted a survey of 5,554 teachers from 117 towns in H province in the Wuling Mountains Zone to investigate the issue of rural school teacher supply. From geographical, emotional, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Rural Areas, Teacher Characteristics
Moffa, Eric D.; McHenry-Sorber, Erin – Rural Educator, 2018
This qualitative study investigated the evolving perceptions of rurality of five Appalachian native, first-year teachers as influenced by their teacher preparation program. Findings suggested tensions between participants' rural upbringings and programmatic and non-rural peer conceptions of rurality that surfaced during their program of study.…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Beginning Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Rural Areas
Sharp, Laurie A.; Tiegs, Ali; Coneway, Betty; Hindman, Janet Tipton; Garcia, Beth; Bingham, Teri – Childhood Education, 2018
Educators who understand the benefits to children of expanding their exposure to arts often have to find innovative ways to bring arts education to children who otherwise would not be exposed to quality and inspiring arts experiences.
Descriptors: Art Education, Rural Schools, Elementary Schools, Partnerships in Education
McHenry-Sorber, Erin; Budge, Kathleen – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2018
This conceptual article challenges researchers and practitioners to reconsider the utility of current constructs used to understand the rural school superintendency. We evaluate the rural leadership literature through two waves of scholarship: insider/outsider conceptions and place-conscious/critical place-conscious constructs. We assert critical…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Superintendents, Rural Education, Leadership Effectiveness
Xiaoqiang, Gao – Chinese Education & Society, 2018
The Ministry of Education banned the "income-generating" activities of urban primary and secondary school teachers obtaining extra income by conducting paid supplemental classes, due to their social impact. Other than examining the policy provisions, however, there has not been much research by domestic scholars on urban teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Junior High Schools, Teacher Surveys
Barber, Stacey Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The researcher conducted a qualitative interview study that identified barriers to higher education experienced by African-American women living in the rural South. The research questions were (1) What is the role of social capital in the accessibility of higher education for African-American females in the rural South? (2) How does social context…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Access to Education, Higher Education, Barriers
Moodie, Nikki; Maxwell, Jacinta; Rudolph, Sophie – Australian Educational Researcher, 2019
We present results of a systematic review of empirical research on racism and the schooling experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, focussing on research published from 1989 to 2016. Our review is part of a series of systematic literature reviews on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education in Australia. It attends to…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Foreign Countries, Pacific Islanders, Ethnic Groups
Kyser, Christine; Youngs, Suzette; Nelson, Amy; Monaghan, Tatum – Journal of Educational Research and Innovation, 2021
This study examined the potential of a residency/concurrent enrollment program to support rural students that are interested in the field of education. With 17 students in the program, the goals were to make a career in teaching more accessible to rural high school students through concurrent enrollment, to help future teachers solidify their…
Descriptors: Rural Education, High School Students, Student Placement, Teacher Recruitment
Playton, Stephanie D. C.; Hite, Rebecca; Leach, Paula K. – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2021
Both computer science (CS) knowledge and workforce readiness skills (e.g., creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking) have equally grown in national importance to fill the growing pipeline of CS careers. Various factors have contributed to CS job shortages, which include a lack of student instruction on, engagement with,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Computer Science Education, Educational Research, Partnerships in Education
McEachern, Diane – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2016
This chapter describes an innovative program that weaves together adult learning, transformative education, and indigenous epistemology in order to prepare Alaskan rural indigenous social service providers to better serve their communities.
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Transformative Learning, Indigenous Knowledge, Epistemology
Corbett, Michael – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2016
In this paper I argue that there are established vernacular music traditions in rural communities that can be productively integrated into a hybrid music education curriculum. I draw on my own informal education in folk music, which bore an ambivalent relationship to the kind of formal music education on offer in my youth. I argue that music…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Rural Education, Musicians
Knutson, Peter; Del Carlo, Dawn – Rural Educator, 2018
Relationships play a strong role in rural communities and education, and multiplex relationships--relationships that can overlap due to multiple contexts of interaction in a rural school--are unique to the rural setting. This study focused on multiplex relationships and their impact on science classroom performance, as measured by science…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Science Education, Rural Schools, Science Tests
Bowman, Miranda – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2018
Mentoring programs are beneficial in northern or rural Canadian communities. Educators teaching in these areas often have higher demands placed upon them and encounter different challenges including higher workloads, a lack of personal and professional resources, and difficulties adjusting to life in isolated communities. Mentoring programs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Rural Areas, Rural Education
Martin, Romana; Broadley, Tania – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2018
In an age of globalised learning and teaching, university education continues to extend beyond the classroom with students participating in rich learning opportunities designed to provide authentic learning experiences and foster an international perspective. Bridging the geographical divide between on campus, off campus, rural and remote learners…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Technology Uses in Education, Multicampus Colleges, Educational Innovation