Why Place? How Rural Education Research Can In/Transform Systems for Equitable Education

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This presidential town hall draws attention to the underrepresented rural contexts in educational research, particularly for educators and researchers in racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse rural contexts. This session brings together rural education scholars from a range of scholarly interests related to the educational opportunities and outcomes for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, rural Appalachian, and Emergent Bilingual populations. Presenters will address ways to cultivate a more just rural experience; adopt empowering, asset-based ideological stances in research and practice; address implicit and explicit biases toward rural people and places; and, ultimately, work across disciplines and leverage partnerships to address the socio-emotional wellbeing of rural students, especially those from historically marginalized groups most impacted by economic, health, and racial disparities.

Sub Unit

• AERA Presidential Session

Chair

• Amy Price Azano, Virginia Tech

Speakers

• Crystal Renee Chambers, East Carolina University

• Loni Crumb, East Carolina University

• Maria R. Coady, North Carolina State University

• Darris Roshawn Means, University of Pittsburgh

• Alex Red Corn, Kansas State University

• Vanessa A. Sansone, The University of Texas - San Antonio