Abstract

Rural education scholars have an important decision to make each time they write for publication. As in Robert Frost's poem Road Less Traveled, the decision lies in choosing between two rads that lead in different directions. The first road has been well traveled by rural education scholars. It is a road biased advocacy, along which scholars devote their energies to proving that small schools are esentially good and that preserving them is pedagogically and economically sound. Although these scholas are well intentioned, their biases lead them to ignore facts and research evidence that contradicts their persoal views.

How to Cite:

Arnold, M., (2003) “Taking the Road Less Traveled: A Reply to Edmondson and Shannon”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 18(1), 39–41.

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