Leadership for Rural Schools

Donald M. Chalker, E.D., is Professor of Administration and Curriculum at Western Carolina University.

• Chapter 1 ForewordChapter 2 AcknowledgementsChapter 3 The Rural SettingChapter 4 The Nature of Rural Schools: Trends,Perceptions and Values,Chapter 5 It's Déjà vu All Over Again: The Rural School Problem RevisitedChapter 6 Rural Leadership: The View from the TopChapter 7 The Rural School BoardChapter 8 The Rural Superintendent: Succeeding or Failing as a Leader in Rural SchoolsChapter 9 Personnel and Human Resource Functions in the Rural School District: Some Insights and DirectionsChapter 10 School ImprovementChapter 11 We're Like a Family: Site-Based Management in Rural SchoolsChapter 12 Southern Schools—Southern Teachers: Redefining Leadership in Rural SchoolsChapter 13 Students Are People,TooChapter 14 Leadership and Organizational Skills for Rural School LeadersChapter 15 Rural Education: Leadership and TechnologyChapter 16 Nobody Is as Smart as All of Us: Collaboration in Rural SchoolsChapter 17 School/Community Collaborative Vision Building: A Study of Two Rural DistrictsChapter 18 Politics and Educational Decision-Making: The Rural SceneChapter 19 Assessing School District Quality: Contrasting State and Citizen's Perspectives

Chalker's purpose is twofold: to help rural education leaders better understand their role and to promote the elements of rural education that can enhance any school, regardless of size or locale.