Rural School Leadership

Lessons from Alaska

Christian P. Wilkens, Janice DeVore Littlebear, Robert S. Thompson

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Year: 2024
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9798881859732
• Topic: Didattica
• Subtopic: Didattica inclusiva

Rural School Leadership: Lessons from Alaska is a guide for leaders in rural schools. The book tells stories, provides clear examples and practical school improvement strategies. Throughout the book, authors discuss how leaders can help their schools meet the needs of both Indigenous and Western systems. Chapters are organized around specific areas of interest for rural school leaders, such as cross-cultural leadership, academic improvement, and leading small schools.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Chapter 1: Rural Alaska Schools
• Chapter 2: Being New
• Chapter 3: Cross-Cultural Leadership
• Chapter 4: Adapting Curriculum
• Chapter 5: Career, Technical, and Subsistence Education
• Place-Based Teaching Strategies
• Place-Based Teaching in Iqugmiut (Russian Mission)
• Subsistence and Orthodox-Adapted Calendars (by Nita Yurrliq Prince Rearden)
• Cultural Standards
• A History of Indigenous Languages and English
• A Story About Language Loss
• Language Programs for Revitalization
• Community engagement/welcoming Elders and Others into Schools
• Integrating New Teachers Into Communities
• Culture Camps
• Ceremonies and Traditions
• Summary
• Takeaways
• Chapter 7: Academic Success: Leadership That Drives Change
• Chapter 8: Small K–12 Schools
• Chapter 9: School Climate, Safety, and Learning
• Chapter 10: Supervision: Recruiting, Improving, and Keeping Good Teachers
• Chapter 11: New Directions: Learning From Others
• Epilogue
• Acknowledgments
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Glossary
• References
• Index
• About the Editors and Contributors