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Bouck, Emily C. – Rural Educator, 2004
School variables, such as school size and school location, matter. School size and location impact many areas of education, including the characteristics of the school, curriculum, and post-school outcomes. Research reveals that students in rural schools face many personal and education hardships--from living in poverty to having less opportunity…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Poverty, School Size
Pace, Nicholas J. – Rural Educator, 2004
This case study details the events surrounding a gay student's "coming out" in a small, rural high school. Through the eyes and experiences of the student, his teachers, classmates, and community, we hear the story of how the school and community dealt with an issue they had never before actively considered. Through qualitative interviews, the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Principals
Grimard, Andre; Maddaus, John – Rural Educator, 2004
This research study examines the major obstacles low-income rural youth face in preparing to attend college and how to overcome these obstacles through the participation in an Upward Bound program. The data for this study are from a single-site of the regular ("Classic") Upward Bound program at a public university in a rural New England…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Income, Eligibility, School Counselors
Nichols, Joe – Rural Educator, 2004
Through administrator and teacher surveys and interviews, this study examined recruiting and interviewing practices of eighty-three rural school districts located in, and between, the rural Ozark Plateau and Mississippi River Delta. Survey results indicated that districts with smaller student populations were far less likely to have an identified…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Teacher Surveys, School Districts, Employment Interviews
Proffit, Alvin C.; Sale, R. Paul; Alexander, Ann E.; Andrews, Ruth S. – Rural Educator, 2004
The Appalachian Model Teacher Consortium is a partnership involving Radford University, Wytheville Community College, and the Grayson County (Virginia) School System. Its purpose is to prepare highly qualified teachers for rural southwest Virginia. The model was developed in response to the growing teacher shortage facing school districts in rural…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Rural Schools, Teacher Shortage, School Districts
Egley, Robert J.; Jones, Brett D. – Rural Educator, 2004
This study examines how rural elementary school administrators perceive the effects of high-stakes testing in comparison to suburban and urban elementary administrators. High-stakes testing had a greater impact, both positively and negatively, on rural administrators than on their counterparts in suburban and urban schools. Specifically, the…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Test Results, Testing Programs, Testing
Schultz, Patrick F. – Rural Educator, 2004
First-generation and rural college students are considered by many retention theorists and practitioners to be an at-risk population. This study examined the details of the first semester in postsecondary education from the perspective of a group of students who met the demographic criteria of being first-generation to go to college, from rural…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, At Risk Persons, Rural Education, Agricultural Occupations