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Mills-Guest, Amy; Crippen, C. – Journal of Education, 2021
In British Columbia (BC), the use of cross-age mentoring programs, commonly referred to as buddy programs, is not systemically evaluated and there are no clear program goals. Although the use of buddy programs is widespread across school districts in BC, research remains scarce regarding both the origins of buddy programs and their purpose.…
Descriptors: Student Leadership, Student Empowerment, Elementary School Students, Children
Sharon Boyd Lassiter – ProQuest LLC, 2021
An achievement gap has persisted in elementary schools between Black and White students and Black students and Hispanic students in reading and math (NAEP, 2019). Nieto and Bode (2018) suggested that gaps in educational resources, learning opportunities, and educator expectations influence the achievement gap between Black students from low…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, African American Students, White Students, Hispanic American Students
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Lindle, Jane Clark; Della Sala, Matthew R.; Reese, Kenyae L.; Klar, Hans W.; Knoeppel, Robert Charles; Buskey, Frederick C. – Professional Development in Education, 2017
Rural schools dominate the United States, yet scant research exists on rural school leaders' development. Urban districts can transfer leaders to different locations, but rural districts, with few school sites, need leaders who stay and adapt to changing conditions. Mid-career rural leaders require a refreshed set of skills to carry school…
Descriptors: Models, Rural Schools, Leadership Training, Skill Development