The Value of People, Place and Possibilities: A Multiple Case Study of Rural High School Completion

Autor/inn/en	Wilcox, Kristen Campbell; Angelis, Janet I.; Baker, Linda; Lawson, Hal A.
Titel	The Value of People, Place and Possibilities: A Multiple Case Study of Rural High School Completion
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 29 (2014) 9, (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; High School Students; High Schools; Graduation; High School Graduates; Case Studies; Comparative Analysis; Educational Objectives; Goal Orientation; Expectation; Student Educational Objectives; Educational Opportunities; Teacher Effectiveness; Family Relationship; Family School Relationship; School Community Relationship; Intervention; Dropouts; Dropout Prevention; At Risk Students; Graduation Rate; Educational Policy; Regression (Statistics); Statistical Significance; Institutional Characteristics; Semi Structured Interviews; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Abschluss; Graduierung; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	What are the qualities of classroom, school, and district processes and practices in rural high schools with higher-than average graduation rates? How do these processes and practices compare with rural schools with histories of average graduation rates? In this study, six schools were sampled for a multiple case study of rural high school completion. Four had higher-than-average graduation rates, while two had average rates. All six schools were visited by site teams who conducted 63 interviews and collected documentary evidence of practices and processes related to high school graduation. Using cross-case analytic procedures, we found several important contrasts between the two sets of sample schools. Differences in graduation outcomes in these rural schools were associated with (1) the qualities of academic goals, expectations, and learning opportunities; (2) the nature of individual and collective educator efficacy; (3) the strategies educators used to develop and maintain family relationships and engage community members; and (4) mechanisms for adapting instruction and employing interventions for students at risk of dropping out. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Penn State University College of Education, Center on Rural Education and Communities. 310B Rackley Building, University Park, PA 16802. Tel: 814-863-2031; Web site: http://www.jrre.psu.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10