Perceptions of Education Attainment in Rural and Appalachian Schools

<p>Today, education methods and strategies are ever changing. Educators and administrators of public schools are looking for the best methods and strategies. Appalachia is a region that is known by outsiders for its backwardness, violence, poverty, and hopelessness (Amerikaner, 2016). Counselors are the front-line workers and educators when discussing a student’s family, community, future, and plans. The plan for this study was to dive into the perceptions of counselors and what they see is a determining factor of a student’s choice of college or career technical education pathways. Testing data gives us only part of the information needed, but the perception of counselors is a key to finding out more information on education attainment. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2021

Author dc:creator

• Estep, Michael

• Appalachia
• career ready
• college ready
• Cultural Bias
• Place-based education
• Testing
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2021 Michael Estep

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/713

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1711