Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Rural Reminder
The following is excerpted from the Rural Trust's recent newsletter:
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) has established a new doctoral degree program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an important—and unusual—emphasis: preparing leaders who understand public policy, bring a multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary approach to long-standing educational challenges, and possess a well-grounded understanding of community, culture, and sociology in rural schools, particularly those in central Appalachia.
“The program is designed for people who represent different entry points into improving teaching and learning. It will be a deliberate mix of people and interests,” says Jerry Johnson, Director of Graduate Studies and Research Director at EKU’s Center for Education Research in Appalachia (CERA), which is a partner in the new degree program. “The common thread is people who are working on behalf of public education. So the program will serve people who work in public policy, higher education, and research as well as school administrators and educators.”
As part of its goal to prepare leaders who are responsive to the communities they serve, the program requires a six-semester-hour concentration in rural studies with a particular emphasis on Appalachian Kentucky, along with relevant educational, cultural and sociological content embedded in other coursework.
For more information about EKU’s doctoral degree program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, contact Jerry Johnson at 859-622-6678 or jerry.johnson@eku.edu.
Tags: AERA, small schools, rural, education
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) has established a new doctoral degree program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an important—and unusual—emphasis: preparing leaders who understand public policy, bring a multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary approach to long-standing educational challenges, and possess a well-grounded understanding of community, culture, and sociology in rural schools, particularly those in central Appalachia.
“The program is designed for people who represent different entry points into improving teaching and learning. It will be a deliberate mix of people and interests,” says Jerry Johnson, Director of Graduate Studies and Research Director at EKU’s Center for Education Research in Appalachia (CERA), which is a partner in the new degree program. “The common thread is people who are working on behalf of public education. So the program will serve people who work in public policy, higher education, and research as well as school administrators and educators.”
As part of its goal to prepare leaders who are responsive to the communities they serve, the program requires a six-semester-hour concentration in rural studies with a particular emphasis on Appalachian Kentucky, along with relevant educational, cultural and sociological content embedded in other coursework.
For more information about EKU’s doctoral degree program in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, contact Jerry Johnson at 859-622-6678 or jerry.johnson@eku.edu.
Tags: AERA, small schools, rural, education
Labels: AERA, education, rural, small schools
