Self-studies in Rural Teacher Education

The purpose of this book is to highlight the work of teacher educators in the field of rural education. In this book, education faculty who work in teacher education study the ways in which one’s identity impacts one’s teaching and the partnerships with r

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Ann K. Schulte Bernadette Walker-Gibbs Editors

Self-studies in Rural Teacher Education

Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices Volume 14

Series editor John Loughran, Monash University, Clayton, Australia Advisory board Mary Lynn Hamilton, University of Kansas, USA Ruth Kane, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Geert Kelchtermans, University of Leuven, Belgium Fred Korthagen, IVLOS Institute of Education, The Netherlands Tom Russell, Queen’s University, Canada

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/7072

Ann K. Schulte • Bernadette Walker-Gibbs Editors

Self-studies in Rural Teacher Education

Editors Ann K. Schulte School of Education California State University Chico, CA, USA

Bernadette Walker-Gibbs School of Education Deakin University Warrnambool, VIC, Australia

ISSN 1875-3620 ISSN 2215-1850 (electronic) Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices ISBN 978-3-319-17487-7 ISBN 978-3-319-17488-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17488-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015941283 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Contents

Introduction ..................................................................................................... Bernadette Walker-Gibbs and Ann K. Schulte Part I

1

Rediscovering Rural Identities

Looking for My Rural Identity, Finding Community and Place ................ Ann K. Schulte

17

A Road Less Travelled: Becoming a Rural Teacher Educator .................... Simone White

37

Notions of Place, Space and Identity in Rural Teacher Education............. Bernadette Walker-Gibbs

55

Getting Better Teachers in the Bush.............................................................. Gaelene Hope-Rowe

73

Part II

Notions of Rural