Rural teacher education : connecting land and people /: connecting land and people. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Corbett, Dianne Gereluk, editors.
• Editors: Corbett, Michael; Gereluk, Dianne
• Contents: Intro -- Prologue and Acknowledgements -- References -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Why Rural Matters in Education -- Introduction: Why Rural Matters in Canadian Education -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Genesis of the Book -- 3 Rural Education in Modernity -- 4 A Road Map -- References -- The Rural Education Landscape in Canada -- Setting the Stage: Overview of Data on Teachers and Students in Rural and Urban Canada -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What Is "Rural"? -- 3 Data Sources -- 4 The Issues -- 4.1 Decline in School-Aged Children -- 4.2 Rural-Urban Patterns in the Demand for Teachers 4.3 Rural-Urban "Performance" Gap -- 4.4 Aboriginal Issues -- 5 Results -- 6 The "Demand" Side: Changes in the School-Aged Population -- 7 Rural Urban Demographic Trends -- 8 Supply of New Teachers: Number of Bachelor of Education Graduates -- 9 Number of Teachers Employed in Canada -- 10 Teacher Employment Compared to the Number of Bachelor of Education Graduates -- 11 Number of Teachers Hired -- 12 Summary of Bachelor of Education Results -- 13 Type of Contract -- 14 Average Tenure of Teachers -- 15 Size of School -- 16 Summary of Employment Issues 17 Geographic Mobility as an Indicator of Teacher "Turnover" -- 18 Age of Teachers -- 19 Summary, Teacher Geographic Mobility and Age -- 20 School Attendance and High School Graduation Rates -- 21 Summary, School Attendance and High School Completion -- 22 Aboriginal Issues -- 23 Summary, Aboriginal Issues -- 24 Overview of Findings -- 25 Discussion -- References -- "You Can't Get There from Here": Mapping Access to Canada's Teacher Education Programs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Analysis of Previous Research -- 2.2 Access: Why Distance Matters 2.3 Geographic Access and Initial Teacher Education -- 2.4 Rurality -- 3 Methodology and Methods -- 3.1 Locating ITEPS -- 3.2 Calculating Geographic Areas -- 3.3 Locating People -- 3.4 Limitations -- 4 Results -- 4.1 30-Minute Drive-Time Areas -- 4.2 60-Minute Drive-Time Areas -- 4.3 Drive-Time Areas for Canadians Aged 18-to-50 -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Implications -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- On the Educational Ethics of Outmigration: Liberal Legitimacy, Personal Autonomy, and Rural Education -- 1 The Liberal Political Argument for Public Education: Some Basics 2 Public Education and the Injustice of Outmigration -- 3 Communitarianism, Rural Education, and Justice -- 4 Liberal Aims for a Rural Context -- References -- Reconsidering Rural Education in the Light of Canada's Indigenous Reality -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Relevant Literature -- 3 Theoretical Framework -- 4 Research Design -- 5 Findings -- 5.1 Promoting Indigenous Culture and Traditions -- 5.2 Creating Welcoming, Respectful, and Caring School Environments -- 5.3 Fostering Transformative Practices -- 6 Discussion -- 6.1 Overcoming Systematic Barriers and Building Relational Trust
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.71/171; Teachers -- Training of -- Canada; Education, Rural -- Canada; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811525605; 9811525609
• Related ISBNs: 9811525595; 9789811525599
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 26, 2020).
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