Book Review

Challenges and Current Interventions in Rural Schools

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  • Kathleen Dorr Coastal Carolina University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3776/tpre.v10n1p141-144

Keywords:

Rural Schools

Abstract

A review of the book: No Longer Forgotten: The Triumphs and Struggles of Rural Education in America, edited by Michael Q. McShane and Andy Smarick. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-4758-4608-9. 177 pages.

Author Biography

Kathleen Dorr, Coastal Carolina University

Kathleen Dorr, MEd, is a high school special education teacher in Georgetown County, South Carolina. She has a BA in special education (2011) and an MEd in literacy (2017), both from Coastal Carolina University (CCU). Currently, she is a doctoral student at CCU in the Philosophy in Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment program. As a student with a learning disability, she is passionate about working with all students, including those she serves through special education to develop their self-advocacy skills.

References

Burdick-Will, J., & Logan, J. R. (2017). Schools at the rural-urban boundary: Blurring the divide? Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 672(1), 185–201. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716217707176

Farrigan, T. (2020). Rural poverty and well-being. Washington, DC: US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/rural-economy-population/rural-poverty-well-being/

Lykins, C. (2011). The political economy of education research. American Journal of Education, 117(2), 211–232. https://doi.org/10.1086/657888

National Center for Education Statistics. (2007). Rural education in America: Definitions. https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ruraled/definitions.asp

Noguera, P. A. (2011). A broader and bolder approach uses education to break the cycle of poverty. Phi Delta Kappan, 93(3), 8–14. https://doi.org/10.1177/003172171109300303

Showalter, D., Klein, R., Johnson, J., & Hartman, S. L. (2017). Why rural matters 2015–2016: Understanding the changing landscape. Washington, DC: The Rural School and Community Trust. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED590169

Siegel-Hawley, G. (2016). When the fences come down: Twenty-first-century lessons from metropolitan school desegregation. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. https://doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469627830.001.0001

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Published

2020-06-17

How to Cite

Dorr, K. (2020). Book Review: Challenges and Current Interventions in Rural Schools. Theory & Practice in Rural Education, 10(1), 141–144. https://doi.org/10.3776/tpre.v10n1p141-144

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2020): Theory & Practice in Rural Education

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Book/Media Reviews

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