Folklore and Educational Administration in Alaska: An Ethnographic Study of Rural School Administration

C. Douglas Rider

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Folklore and Educational Administration in Alaska: An Ethnographic Study of Rural School Administration

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- C. Douglas Rider

Abstract

This paper describes the use of folklore (the telling of tales, stories, etc.) by school administrators in five rural Alaskan communities as a tool for communication of complex cultural issues. It is suggested that occupational phenomena as well as cross-cultural ideas are communicated and that such communication is important in recruiting and retaining school administrators in such settings

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How to Cite: Rider, C. D. (1982) “Folklore and Educational Administration in Alaska: An Ethnographic Study of Rural School Administration”, Journal of Research in Rural Education. 1(1).