Leadership for Rural Schools

More than 50% of America's schools today exist in rural settings. This book addresses the distinctiveness of rural school leaders, identifies issues encountered by administrators, faculty, and students, and concludes by proposing new standards for rural schools in general and their leaders. This book will be of special interest toeveryone involved in the operation of a rural school district.

More than 50% of America's schools today exist in rural settings. This book addresses the distinctiveness of rural school leaders, identifies issues encountered by administrators, faculty, and students, and concludes by proposing new standards for rural schools in general and their leaders. This book will be of special interest toeveryone involved in the operation of a rural school district.

Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 The Rural Setting
Chapter 4 The Nature of Rural Schools: Trends,Perceptions and Values
Chapter 5 It's Déjà vu All Over Again: The Rural School Problem Revisited
Chapter 6 Rural Leadership: The View from the Top
Chapter 7 The Rural School Board
Chapter 8 The Rural Superintendent: Succeeding or Failing as a Leader in Rural Schools
Chapter 9 Personnel and Human Resource Functions in the Rural School District: Some Insights and Directions
Chapter 10 School Improvement
Chapter 11 We're Like a Family: Site-Based Management in Rural Schools
Chapter 12 Southern Schools—Southern Teachers: Redefining Leadership in Rural Schools
Chapter 13 Students Are People,Too
Chapter 14 Leadership and Organizational Skills for Rural School Leaders
Chapter 15 Rural Education: Leadership and Technology
Chapter 16 Nobody Is as Smart as All of Us: Collaboration in Rural Schools
Chapter 17 School/Community Collaborative Vision Building: A Study of Two Rural Districts
Chapter 18 Politics and Educational Decision-Making: The Rural Scene
Chapter 19 Assessing School District Quality: Contrasting State and Citizen's Perspectives