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• Connectivity in a Rural Setting
• Access to Computers in Rural Regions

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• Rural whole-class computer instruction. Has your rural school moved beyond just one Internet connected computer and added a projection system so that the teacher can use the computer during whole class instruction? Or is this problem solved in some other way? If so, what rationale was successfully presented to funding sources and administrators to make this possible?

• Rural economic development in the digital 21st century. In what ways does or should the school system provides education on tools and models of using the computer and the Internet to foster further economic development in rural regions? Are teachers being paid to use their information technology skills to nurture regional economic development during their summer months?

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 Table of Contents:
Preface

Section I: The Rural Setting

1 Introduction: Educational Leadership for Rural Schools, Don Chalker; Chalker@email.wcu.edu

2 The Nature of Rural Schools: Trends, Perceptions and Values, M. Jean Herzog; MHerzog@email.wcu.edu; Robbie Pittman, Pittman@email.wcu.edu.

3 "It's Deja Vu All Over Again": The Rural School Problem Revisited, Penny Smith, PSmith@email.wcu.edu
 

II Rural Leadership: The View from the Top

4 The Rural School Board, Marilyn L. Grady and Bernita L. Krumm

5 The Rural Superintendent: Succeeding or Failing as a Superintendent in Rural Schools, Ed Chance

6 Personnel and Human Resource Functions in the Rural School District: Some Insights and Directions, Robert C. Morris and Les Potter

7 School Improvement, Richard M. Haynes, Haynes@email.wcu.edu
 

Section III: Rural Site-Based Leadership

8 Leading Rural Schools: Building Relationships and Structures, J. Casey Hurley, Hurley@email.wcu.edu

9 Southern Schools, Southern Teachers: Redefining Leadership in Rural Communities, Ellie Hilty, Hilty@email.wcu.edu

10 Students are People, Too, Anna Hicks, AHicks@email.wcu.edu
 

Section IV: Leadership and Organizational Skills for Rural School Leaders

11 Rural Education: Leadership and Technology, Survey Draft, Robert S. Houghton, Web Office, Houghton@email.wcu.edu

12 13 School-Community Collaborative Vision Building: A Study of Two Rural Districts, Ed Chance. 

14 Politics and Decision-Making: The Rural Scene, Donald M. Chalker, Chalker@email.wcu.edu

15 Assessing School District Quality: Contrasting State and Citizens' Perspectives, Emil J. Haller, Janie L. Nusser and David H. Monk.

16 Curriculum Needs for a Rural Native American Community, Doris Hipps.