Centering Students in the Community: Building Capacity for School Improvement Efforts through Community Connections

Authors

Wesley Henry, California State University, Monterey BayFollow

Short Title

Centering Students in the Community

Keywords

School-Community Partnerships, Rural Schools, Rural Principals, Rural Superintendents

Abstract

This paper explores the efforts of rural administrators to link students with the local community. Previous research on the visibility of rural administrators and rural school-community connections are discussed. Findings indicate that bolstering the prominent role of students within the local community supports rural administrators’ learning improvement agendas by building capacity and buy-in for their improvement efforts, linking students with opportunities that the school alone cannot provide, and securing additional resources.

Recommended Citation

Henry, Wesley (2019) "Centering Students in the Community: Building Capacity for School Improvement Efforts through Community Connections," School Leadership Review: Vol. 14: Iss. 2, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/slr/vol14/iss2/1