Exploring Rurally Located Graduate Teacher Candidate Perspectives on Urban Education

Presenter Information

Katherine Kieninger, Ohio UniversityFollow
Frans H. Doppen, Ohio UniversityFollow

Abstract

This qualitative study explores how the Rural Urban Collaborative (RUC), a partnership between a rurally located Midwestern university and an urban school district, provides an urban field experience for graduate students. Teacher candidates’ (n=15) course assignments were analyzed. This study discovered that through an urban field experience, teacher candidates dispelled preconceived notions about urban education, became open to teaching in an urban school, and explored the boundary-spanning nature of poverty. Implications for rurally located teacher education programs and the classrooms in which they are placed are discussed.

Recommended Citation

Kieninger, Katherine and Doppen, Frans H. (2021) "Exploring Rurally Located Graduate Teacher Candidate Perspectives on Urban Education," Ohio Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 35: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/ojte/vol35/iss1/4