Introduction: Current State of the Science in Rural Education Research

Public education in the United States must meet the needs of nearly ten million children attending schools in rural communities across the country. This comprises about 20 % of the nation’s student population and over 23 % of state expenditures on educati

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ucation Research in the United States State of the Science and Emerging Directions

Rural Education Research in the United States

Gwen C. Nugent Gina M. Kunz Susan M. Sheridan Todd A. Glover Lisa L. Knoche •



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Rural Education Research in the United States State of the Science and Emerging Directions

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Editors Gwen C. Nugent National Center for Research on Rural Education University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE USA Gina M. Kunz National Center for Research on Rural Education University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE USA

Todd A. Glover Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ USA Lisa L. Knoche National Center for Research on Rural Education University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE USA

Susan M. Sheridan National Center for Research on Rural Education University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE USA

ISBN 978-3-319-42938-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42940-3

ISBN 978-3-319-42940-3

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Contents

Introduction: Current State of the Science in Rural Education Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louis F. Cicchinelli and Andrea D. Beesley Multidisciplinary Perspectives to Advance Rural Education Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwen C. Nugent, Gina M. Kunz, Susan M. Sheridan, Mary Hellwege and Maureen O’Connor Part I

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Methodological Approaches to Rural Education Research

Defining and Communicating Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie R. Hawley, Natalie A. Koziol and James A. Bovaird

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Partnership-Based Approaches in Rural Education Research . . . . . . . . . Gina M. Kunz, Pame

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