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Journal of Research in Rural Education

About this Journal

The Journal of Research in Rural Education is a peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing original pieces of scholarly research of demonstrable relevance to rural education. In 2026, the journal transitioned to the Rural Education Center (REC) in the College of Education at Kansas State University. JRRE is edited by Karen Eppley with associate editors Jerry Johnson and Mara Tieken.

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Featured Articles

Dr Tenneisha Nelson, Dr Dawn Wallin

Leadership-as-Practice in a Rural Saskatchewan School

Dr Alana Althaus-Cressman

Dual Enrollment and Postsecondary Outcomes for Rural Students: Implications for Social Reproduction

Dr Peter N. Knox

Rural Readiness: Identifying Rural Adolescent Patterns of Postsecondary Preparation and Motivation Using Latent Class and Profile Analysis

Darris R. Means, Leia K. Cain, Ty C. McNamee

Introduction: Queering Rural Education

Al Wood

What Exactly Is Good Rural Research? Using a Content Analysis-Informed Literature Review to Illuminate a Path Toward Stronger Rural Social Studies Scholarship