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Brashears, Kathy – Rural Educator, 2014
While numerous studies focus on dialect in educational settings, this research focuses on teacher perception of the Appalachian dialect in one rural elementary school. Data collected, mainly through interviews with educators, indicate that teachers sometimes view the Appalachian dialect as impeding their teaching of Standard English. Implications…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Dialects, Elementary School Teachers, Rural Schools
Brashears, Kathy – Rural Educator, 2008
This article explores the perspective of parents regarding their elementary children's writing in one rural, elementary school. During the research, thematic strands emerged indicating that parents may value their children's writing for purposes that differ from the purposes deemed appropriate by the school. Upon interviewing 30 parents/guardians,…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Parent Attitudes, Interviews, Rural Schools
Brashears, Kathy – Rural Educator, 2006
This study is set in an elementary school located in a rural, Appalachian area and considers the reasons that teachers attribute to student success on state writing assessments as well as to what reasons they attribute their students' lack of success in moving beyond an average ranking. In considering these reasons, patterns emerge in the data…
Descriptors: Family Life, Academic Achievement, Teaching Methods, Rural Schools