As the official journal of the National Rural Education Association, The Rural Educator serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas among the rural education community. The journal aims to provide a greater understanding of the strengths and needs of rural education and to provide rural educators with resources that support their work.
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Current Issue: Volume 43, Number 4 (2022)
Research Articles
Factors that Affect School Counselor Retention in Rural Settings-An Exploratory Study
Rawn Boulden and Chris Schimmel
A Geographical Analysis of Canadian Students Taking Independent Music Lessons: The Rural Experience
Ross M. Purves and Rena Upitis
Action Civics in Rural Communities
Karon N. LeCompte Ph.D., Kevin Magill, Brooke Blevins, Kenley Ritter, Tori Smith, Nate Scholten, and Michelle Bauml
"We'll probably all be in trouble for hugging a kid": Rural teacher radicalism in addressing adverse childhood experiences
Catharine Biddle
Promising Practice Articles
Increasing Rural Teacher Preparedness Through a Teacher Residency
Robin Valente, Jaclyn Tejwani, Valentin Pedroza, and Selena Cartznes
Rural School District Leadership and Governance: Eating Your Veggies to Stay on the Balcony
Elizabeth Wargo, Ryan Cantrell, William P. McCaw, and Ivan Lorentzen
Policy Brief
