Description
Rural poverty encompasses a distinctive deprivation in quality of life related to a lack of educational support and resources as well as unique issues related to geographical, cultural, community, and social isolation. While there have been many studies and accommodations made for the impoverished in urban environments, those impoverished in rural settings have been largely overlooked and passed over by current policy.
The Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty is an essential scholarly publication that creates awareness and promotes action for the advocacy of children and families in rural poverty and recommends interdisciplinary approaches to support the cognitive, social, and emotional needs of children and families in poverty. Featuring a wide range of topics such as mental health, foster care, and public policy, this book is ideal for academicians, counselors, social workers, mental health professionals, early childhood specialists, school psychologists, administrators, policymakers, researchers, and students.
Author's/Editor's Biography
H. Greene (Ed.)
H. Carol Greene is an associate professor in the Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and English from Morehead State University, a Master’s in Elementary Education from East Carolina University, and a PhD in Educational Psychology from Virginia Polytechnic and State University. She taught in both private and public schools for ten years before pursuing her PhD and beginning her work in higher education where she has now worked for 17 years. Dr. Greene currently serves as the Associate Chair and Graduate Director for the Department of Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education at ECU. Dr. Greene’s research expertise is in teaching children from poverty and the impacts of poverty/trauma on education. She also has conducted research on technology in teacher education. She has given numerous presentations in her areas of expertise at International, National, Regional, and State conferences and is widely published in her areas of research as well, with more than 30 publications in a variety of academic journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings.
Bryan Zugelder (Ed.)
Bryan S. Zugelder
is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Partnerships in the College of Education at James Madison University. Zugelder is Program Director for Teacher Leadership graduate programs. Prior to James Madison University, he was Assistant Professor of Elementary Education & Middle Grades Education and Teacher Leadership at East Carolina University. Zugelder has provided leadership for statewide efforts on teacher education and development. He served as Director of Teacher Preparation and Development at the University of North Carolina System, Executive Director of Undergraduate Affairs & Partnerships and Director of Clinical Experiences at the University of Central Florida, and provided state-level coaching to principals and literacy coaches in schools with Reading First federal funds. Zugelder was elementary mathematics project manager at the Florida Department of Education and also taught elementary grades in Seminole County Public Schools and Leon County Schools in Florida. Zugelder has published and received grant funding in the areas of teacher preparation, teacher induction, and teacher leadership.