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 46, Number 2 (2025)
Research Articles
The Use of a Four-Day School Week to Recruit and Retain Teachers in a Rural District
Liz Hollingworth and Brian P. An
Process and Preliminary Results in Developing a Rural Teacher Intention Survey
Jennifer G. Whitfield, Devon Brenner, Diana Outlaw, and Dana Pomykal Franz
Preparing Preservice Teachers for Rural Teaching Through Professional Learning During Teaching Practice
Blandina Daniel Mazzuki
Understanding the Adoption of Virtual Labs in Rural Secondary Schools: A Descriptive Analysis of Perceived Usefulness, Ease of Use, and Behavioral Intentions
Brian Shambare and Thuthukile Jita
Rooted Writing: The Role of Place in Rural Writing Identities
Layne Elise Ilderton
Reexamining the Relationship of Georgia’s Rural World Language Teachers’ Efficacy to Teacher Attrition
Shannon Borum and Peter B. Swanson
Policy Brief
