Teachers Work in Rural High Schools (Poster 39)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Saturday 9:50 a.m.
  In Poster Session: Division G VP Poster Session

Abstract

Teachers’ work in rural high schools extends beyond their classrooms to the extracurricular activities they advise. Through the lens of a pedagogy of place (Azano et al., 2021; Greenwood, 2008; Gruenewald, 2003) and interviews, observations, and community artifacts, this critical ethnography demonstrates how teachers in high poverty rural contexts negotiate challenges related to their personal time, finances, and, physical and mental health needs to ensure extracurricular traditions continue for their students and the whole community. This study seeks to remedy and repair extracurricular policies with an eye toward creating conditions for rural renewal.

Author

• Holly Marcolina, SUNY Potsdam