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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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Current Issues
(MSU Libraries)
Collection of Early Issues
(Hathi Trust)
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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