Preparing Suburban Preservice Teachers for Rural Schools.

Lowery, Ruth McKoy; Pace, Barbara G.

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ERIC Number: EJ641783

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Publication Date: 2001

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Preparing Suburban Preservice Teachers for Rural Schools.

Lowery, Ruth McKoy; Pace, Barbara G.

Rural Educator, v23 n2 p32-36 Win 2001

A study examined 12 suburban preservice teachers' reactions to an educational field experience in an economically disadvantaged rural school district. Most participants' reactions were negative and based on stereotypes. They did not grasp the complications of poverty nor how geographic isolation might affect this school district. Recommendations for teacher education programs are given. (Contains 27 references.) (TD)

Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Poverty Areas, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Rural Education, Rural Schools, Social Bias, Socioeconomic Status, Student Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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