Abstract

The purpose ofthis report is to review the research on rural education and at-risk students in order to determine what the literature reveals about the combined influence of "poverty" and "community type" (in this case rural communities) on placing students at risk. We first compare outcomesfor students in poor, rural schools with outcomesfor students in poor, urban schools in order to determine whether poverty alone affects student outcomes, or whether location also plays a role. Next, we explore the ways in which rural location and poverty may put students at risk ofeducational failure. We draw some preliminary conclusions about students in poor, rural schools, and make a number ofresearch recommendations for the National Institute on the Education ofAt-Risk Students in the area ofrural education.

How to Cite:

Khattri, N., Riley, K. W. & Kane, M. B., (1997) “Students at Risk in Poor, Rural Areas: A Review of the Research”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 13(2), 79–100.

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