Defining Rural in Gifted Education Research: Methodological Challenges and Paths Forward

Autor/inn/en	Kettler, Todd; Puryear, Jeb S.; Mullet, Dianna R.
Titel	Defining Rural in Gifted Education Research: Methodological Challenges and Paths Forward
Quelle	In: Journal of Advanced Academics, 27 (2016) 4, S.245-265 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-202X
DOI	10.1177/1932202X16656896
Schlagwörter	Rural Education; Gifted Disadvantaged; Definitions; Cluster Grouping; Comparative Analysis; School Size; Educational Research; Rural Schools; Concept Formation; Advanced Courses; Student Participation; Academic Achievement; Rural Urban Differences; Public Schools; Data Analysis; Predictor Variables; School Statistics; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Begriffsbestimmung; Eingruppierung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Fortgeschrittenenunterricht; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Schulleistung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Auswertung; Prädiktor
Abstract	Definitions of rurality in education research are inconsistent, making generalization across studies difficult at best. We review published research in rural education between 2005 and 2015 (n = 17) and characterize the way each defined rural. A common technique for classifying rural schools is the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) locale code. We argue that the NCES locale codes fall short of most conceptual understandings of rural. We recommend a school size filter to address the mismatch between the NCES codes and conceptual understandings of rurality. We compare non-rural districts with rural districts using NCES codes for grouping with and without the school size filter. Observed effects vary depending on whether the school size filter was used. We argue that the school size filter along with NCES codes better captures the concept of rural education and could improve research design and generalization across studies involving rural schools. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01