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Culture Change In A Rural High School
<p>Rural high schools are most impacted by a negative organizational culture. Toxic behaviors prevail over the positive ones. Perspectives about what is possible to attain become jaded when school outcomes do not match individual expectations. If leadership does not treat sustaining a positive …
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A survey of extraclass activities in McDonald Rural High School
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A survey of extraclass activities in McDonald Rural High School
Digitized by Kansas State University Libraries
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Grit and Belonging in One Rural High School: A Survey Study
… the growing recognition of the importance of high school students’ sense of belonging in school and positive effect grit can have on individuals’ successes, research is needed to deeper explore potential relationships between students’ senses of belonging and grit, along with a closer look at …
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The impact of policy on rural high school mathematics in Alabama
… Initiative (AMSTI) on mathematics proficiency in rural high schools (grades 9-12) across Alabama. The literature review identified three primary challenges facing rural educators: hiring and retaining qualified teachers, accountability utilizing high-stakes testing, insufficient funding and …
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Perceptions of college and career readiness among rural high school seniors
Rural students are the least likely to enroll in college immediately following high school graduation (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2016; Smith, Beaulieu, & Seraphine, 1995). From 2000 to 2015, the gap in bachelor’s degree attainment between rural and urban populations grew to 14 …
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BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY IN A RURAL HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH DIFFERENTIATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Every student deserves to be educated by a highly qualified teacher. Since teachers have the greatest impact on student success (Sheninger & Murray, 2017), it is critical to ensure teachers are afforded opportunities to build their capacity through professional development. When teachers perceive …
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Teacher Perceptions of Collaborative Practices in a Rural High School Setting: Case Study
… case study was to investigate how teachers in a rural high school setting perceived collaborative practices. The case study examined and analyzed the outcomes of teachers’ learning through a personal connection to professional growth through weekly collaborative planning meetings and professional …
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The Effects of Morale Building Activities on Teachers in a Rural High School
<p>The teaching profession has a high turnover rate compared to most professions. The reasons have been linked to low salaries, lack of support from administration, student discipline problems and lack of teacher input into school decision-making. The purpose of this study is to explore the major …
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Troubling Literacy in the "Contact Zone" of a Rural High School English Class
… grapple, with each other, often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power, such as colonialism, slavery, or their aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the world today" (Pratt, 2002, p. 4). The rural high school English class under study here operates as such a "contact …
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Examining Teachers’ Practices and Perspectives of Family Engagement in a Rural High School Setting
<p>Once considered an additional support for schools, family engagement became a more essential aspect of education to help connect teachers with family members in an effort to increase positive academic outcomes among students. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the current …
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Rural High School Mathematics Teachers' Response to Mathematics Reform Curriculum Integration and Professional Development
… purpose of this qualitative study was to examine rural high school mathematics teachers’ responses to the initial implementation of Louisiana’s Comprehensive Curriculum during their second year of involvement in a professional development program. The curriculum changes were the culmination of an …
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Family correlates of career maturity attitudes in rural high school students with learning disabilities
… affecting the career maturity attitudes of rural high school students with learning disabilities. A variety of variables were studied in each of the following areas: personal demographics, learning disability characteristics, ability/achievement levels, vocational preparation, and family …
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Improving Technology Integration In A Rural High School By Listening To Students' Needs And Experiences
<p>While schools have embraced the mantra of 21st century skills since the early 1990s and access to technology has become nearly ubiquitous, technology use in K-12 classrooms is still largely absent. This has created a situation where teachers are unsure of how to teach with technology and …
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The Hometown Band Director: An Autoethnographic Study on the Needs of Rural High School Instrumental Music Educators
… was to identify and describe the needs of the rural high school instrumental music educator. Three research questions guided the inquiry: 1) How do the needs of practicing rural high school instrumental music teachers compare to the unique needs of rural music educators identified by other …
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Chronic Absenteeism: Application of a Response to Intervention Tier 3 Intervention in a Midwest Rural High School
… to Intervention (RTI) intervention utilizing school social workers and school attendance hearings on school absenteeism rates and grade point average (GPA) for renewed progress toward graduation at a Midwestern high school. RTI is a systematic approach used by schools to apply an intervention …
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Accounting career decision-making choices of rural high school learners in Amathole East, Eastern Cape, South Africa
… decision-making continues to be a concern for high school learners. This is an even bigger concern for learners in rural based high schools due to lack of knowledge about various careers. This study sought to understand accounting career decisionmaking choices of rural high school learners in …
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