%0 Journal Article
%T "If teachers are good to you": Caring for Rural Girls in the Classroom.
%A Seaton
%A E. E.
%J Journal of Research in Rural Education
%D 2007
%I Penn State University
%X This article explores eight rural middle-school girlsĄŻ perceptions of connections with their teachers. It rests on the finding that teachers offer a vital source of support for adolescent girls living in rural communities as girls come to a critical juncture in the development of their identities. Drawing on ethnographic and narrative data, I discuss the way in which rumors and reputations, gendered expectations, and miscommunications complicate the development of strong ties between the middle-school girls and their teachers, leaving the girls wishing for greater support at school. I provide a narrative example of one teachersĄŻ care for a student, and I offer suggestions for supporting rural adolescent girlsĄŻ healthy identity development in school.
%K rural education
%K rural communities
%K adolescent girls
%K identify development
%U http://www.umaine.edu/jrre/22-6.htm