The National Rural Education Association's (NREA) "2016-2021 10 Research Priorities" include college enrollment and preparation as well as experiences and persistence patterns for rural populations. Recent years witnessed increases in educational research, practice, and policy, around rural college students, yet these efforts focus…

A healthy democracy requires informed citizens on all sides of the political spectrum but extreme political polarization creates significant challenges. This study examines how teachers conceptualize civic education in an ideologically and racially diverse school district. Embedded within a research-practice partnership, this case offers timely…

Belief in the fundamental importance of civic education for democracy has been long-standing. But if educators can agree that schools have an essential role to play in preparing students for informed engagement in civic and political life, they cannot seem to agree on what that means. The very same efforts that are applauded by some are viewed as…

Race has been a central thread in the American fabric since the country's inception, and relationships among racial groups, particularly between Whites and African Americans, have been strained due to the nation's historic founding. Larger, societal tensions around race likely manifest in schools and threaten to impede the premise and promise of…

Young people aspire, make choices, and develop within a particular place and historical context. Recently, federal and state governments, policy and research institutes, and advocacy organizations have shown a growing interest in the aspirations and transitions of rural youth--and, in particular, the role that schools play in shaping and…

Recovery high schools are secondary schools designed specifically for students recovering from substance use or co-occurring disorders. Studies have affirmed the chronic nature of substance use disorders and the developmental value of social supports for adolescents. As part of understanding human growth and development, training programs for…

This article tells the story and explores the significance of Notre Dame's efforts over the past 18 years to serve the pressing needs of underresourced elementary and secondary schools throughout the United States, with a special focus on the faith-based sector--and more particularly, Catholic schools. These schools are increasingly fragile but…

Considered the need for school programs that will provide information on birth control organization. (RK)

Author is concerned about the role of work in a technological society; the schools must follow the lead of field teachers in making an appropriate shift in the school from learning to work and to learning outside the school." (Author/SP)

Clearly defined goals are essential to the health and effectiveness of organizations. (JD)

Schools have long been recognized as key institutions affecting social cohesion. Schools foster or retard student tolerance, respect for diverse others, and sense of overarching common identity and values. They prepare citizens with the knowledge and skills needed to participate effectively in a democracy. Schools themselves are an object of…

Both elementary education and secondary education possess support structures designed to serve their exclusive interests; a similar structure to promote specifically the interests of intermediate education does not exist. (JD)

The family unit, as the source of most impact on the development of children, must be again defined as the key system for humanizing children and enhancing child development. (Author/MJB)

Information solicited on categorization practices throughout the United States examined existing educational provisions for chronically ill children. Results indicate that educational agencies are making efforts to meet the special needs of these children. Kinds of services offered, special problems encountered, and major difficulties to be…