The Journal of Research in Rural Education is published by the Center on Rural Education
and Communities, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park …

This study examined how principals in eight high-functioning elementary schools provide
teacher supervision and evaluation to promote high levels of student achievement …

This qualitative study compares the instructional leadership practices of rural and non-rural
principals, seeking to understand contextually based differences in how principals create a …

Today, many principals are assigned to struggling schools with the mandate to quickly
change the academic trajectory of the students. Interviews were conducted to gain an …

School change efforts often rely on formal organizational structures to support educator
knowledge of new instructional practices. Rural districts face challenges accessing the …

Rural communities traditionally enjoy an intimate relationship between stakeholders and the
local school system. While preliminary research exists to suggest rural school turnaround …

This study examines how rural school and community leaders in one of the most rural areas
of the United States are able to collaboratively design a grassroots school reform initiative to …

School improvement research has insufficiently considered the importance of intervening in
schools with declining academic performance. Fields such as engineering and medicine …

Background: Research on rural educational leadership is often overlooked in educational
research, specifically within the context of homegrown leaders, or leaders who have been …

Background/Context: Rural districts often struggle to provide organizational structures that
support knowledge-building and sharing among educators, contributing to the challenge of …