Mandated Achievement in Rural Kentucky: Contrasting Responses.

Kannapel, Patricia J.; Coe, Pamelia; Aagaard, Lola; Reeves, Cynthia A.

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Publication Date: 1999

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Mandated Achievement in Rural Kentucky: Contrasting Responses.

Kannapel, Patricia J.; Coe, Pamelia; Aagaard, Lola; Reeves, Cynthia A.

Journal of Research in Rural Education, v15 n1 p5-15 Spr 1999

Describes how local, within-school factors at two rural elementary schools located in different parts of Kentucky influenced efforts to achieve the mandated goals of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA). Discusses the tension created by imposing generic reform measures on very different rural places. An appendix presents KERA goals. Contains 21 references. (Author/TD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Rural Education, Rural Schools, School Community Relationship, School Districts, State Legislation, State School District Relationship, Teacher Attitudes

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Kentucky Education Reform Act 1990

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