Impact of No Child Left Behind on Curriculum and Instruction in Rural Schools

Autor/inn/en	Powell, Deborah; Higgins, Heidi J.; Aram, Roberta; Freed, Andrea
Titel	Impact of No Child Left Behind on Curriculum and Instruction in Rural Schools
Quelle	In: Rural Educator, 31 (2009) 1, S.19-28 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-446X
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Federal Legislation; Elementary School Teachers; Principals; Rural Education; Decision Making; School Administration; Political Influences; Instructional Leadership; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Interviews; Mail Surveys; Maine; Missouri + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Bundesrecht; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Principal; Schulleiter; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Erhebungsinstrument
Abstract	This article examines the influence of the No Child Left Behind Act on the decision making of rural principals and teachers about curriculum and instruction as well as the possible long-term effects on rural education. Data were gathered from 101 rural elementary school principals in Missouri and 76 rural elementary school teachers in Maine. Missouri principals were concerned about losing their autonomy and abilities to be instructional leaders. Maine teachers reported that NCLB benefited some groups of students more than others and that it has a negative effect on student motivation. There were significant changes in instructional time for some subjects and non-instructional time for recess and kindergarten nap time. The most important influence on principals' educational vision for the future and the need for professional development was meeting AYP and raising test scores. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Rural Education Association. Rural Educator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 453002, Las Vegas, NV 89154-3002. Tel: 702-895-3478; Fax: 702-895-3492; e-mail: ruraleducator@ccmail.nevada.edu; Web site: http://www.unlv.edu/journals/ruraleducator/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10