National Rural Education Association

The Rural Educator

The Rural Educator is the official journal of the NREA. We publish this peer-reviewed journal four times per year.
 

Purpose

  • Provide a greater understanding of the strengths and needs of rural education.
  • Provide rural educators with resources that support their work.

Types of Articles

  • Research Articles—Reports of empirical research that address problems of practice in rural education
  • Promising Practice Articles—In-depth descriptions of educational practices that have shown promise to support teaching and learning in rural education
  • Reviews of Research
    • Synthesize and summarize existing research related to the NREA Research Agenda
    • Summarize, synthesize, and identify gaps in the research as they relate to rural education contexts
  • Policy Briefs—updates on national and state policy of importance to rural educators written by the editors and/or invited guest columnists

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Submission Guidelines

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Editorial Advisory Board

  • Chair: Kessa Roberts kessa.roberts@usu.edu
  • Members:
    • Maria Coady
    • Loni Crumb
    • Douglas Gagnon
    • Kristina Hesbol
    • Glen Lineberry
    • Darris Means
    • Alex Red Corn
    • Jennifer Seelig
    • Susan Faircloth
    • Amy Azano
    • Stephanie Oudghiri

Editorial Staff

  • Co-Editors:
    • Erin McHenry-Sorber, West Virginia University
    • Daniella Sutherland, University of Vermont
    • Sarah Zuckerman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Promising Practices Editor: Sara L. Hartman, Ohio University
  • Policy Brief Editor: Devon Brenner, Mississippi State University
  • Social Media Coordinator: Ashley Leggett-Bradley

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