As the official journal of the National Rural Education Association, The Rural Educator serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas among the rural education community. The journal aims to provide a greater understanding of the strengths and needs of rural education and to provide rural educators with resources that support their work.
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Current Issue: Volume 45, Number 1 (2024) Joint Special Issue Between The Rural Educator and Journal of American Indian Education
From the Editors
Introduction to Joint Special Issue Between The Rural Educator and Journal of American Indian Education Collaboration: Issue 1
Alex RedCorn, Daniella Sutherland, Anna Lees, Mandy Chesley-Park, and Braxton Redeagle
Research Articles
“It Ain’t Gonna be MY History”: Collaborative Meaning-Making to Advance Curricular Sovereignty With(in) Rural, Indigenous-Serving Schools
Amanda LeClair-Diaz and Christine Stanton
Seasons of Learning: Rural Indigenous Teacher Preparation
Dani O'Brien, Josh Montgomery, Bezhigogaabawiikwe Hunter, Niizhoobinesiikwe Howes, Waasegiizhigookwe Rosie Gonzalez, Manidoo Makwe Ikwe, and Kevin Zak
Tribal College and University (TCU) Leadership, Faculty, and Staff Perspectives on Student Success
Natalie R. Youngbull and David Sanders
From Theory to Practice: How the Cheyenne and Arapaho Department of Education (Re)Centered Indian Education in Western Rural Oklahoma
Carrie F. Whitlow
Promising Practice Article
Healing and Connectedness at Akhiok Kids Camp
Speridon Simeonoff Sr., Judy Simeonoff, Teacon Simeonoff, Speridon Simeonoff Jr., Sven Haakanson Jr., Cheri Simeonoff, Balika Haakanson, and Leilani Sabzalian