Abstract

Toni Haas' reply to our article, "Mandated Achievement in Rural Kentucky" (Kannapel, Coe, Aagaard, & Reeves, 1999), raises several issues that warrant thoughtful discussion among those of us studying school improvement efforts in rural places. In our article, we spoke frankly about the difficulties we faced trying to "ruralize" our study of systemic reform. Haas concurs with us that we are not yet where we need to be. Much of what we have focused on has been in response to questions that policymakers had about the implementation and effects ofthe Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990. In the current phase of the project (1996-2000), we are gathering more information on community context, which we hope will more adequately enable us to contextualize the Kentucky reform effort.

How to Cite:

Kannapel, P. J., Coe, P., Aagaard, L. & Reeves, C. A., (1999) “A Rejoinder to Toni Haas' Reply”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 15(1), 17–18.

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