Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-15-2006

Department

Teaching & Educational Leadership

Abstract

The requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) have presented special challenges and opportunities for rural schools (Reeves, 2003). Researchers have suggested that one way rural schools may be able to overcome these challenges is through an increase in the level of technology integration in their school (Collins & Dewees, 2001). This case study reports on one school’s attempt to use grant resources funded through NCLB to integrate specific instructional technologies to facilitate increased student achievement. Through interviews and observations, the roles, attitudes, and difficulties of teachers and administrators in implementing a technology initiative in a rural middle school were observed, examined and discussed. Emerging themes included issues related to teacher ownership of the technology, teacher feelings of power and participation, differing goals of teachers and administrators, technical difficulties, school wide support, and changes in school culture.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.35608/ruraled.v28i1.485

Publication Title

The Rural Educator

Publisher

National Rural Education Association

Comments

At the time of publication, Theresa A. Cullen was affiliated with University of Oklahoma, Norman.

Original Citation:

Cullen, T. A., Brush, T. A., Frey, T. J., Hinshaw, R. S., & Warren, S. J. (2006). NCLB Technology and a Rural School. The Rural Educator, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.35608/ruraled.v28i1.485

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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