Product Information:
Price: $3.00
Format: Print
Audience: Administrators
Pages: 6
Publisher: WestEd
Copyright: 1990
Order #: KN-90-01

Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in Rural Schools

Knowledge Brief #4

By: Deanne Stone

This Knowledge Brief discusses the problem of recruiting and retaining rural teachers. Noting that the problem has reached near crisis proportions in many communities, the document presents recruiting and retention strategies, and suggests that colleges and universities can help by actively engaging in research to develop preservice and in-service training programs tailored to rural schools.