Based in the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, the Rural and Community-Based Education Initiative has three interconnected strands.
Strand One: Building a Rural Collective across the University of Pittsburgh
This strand focuses on building and sustaining a collective of faculty, staff, students, and administrators across the University of Pittsburgh campuses who are interested in research and practice related to rurality.
Strand Two: Expanding Knowledge and Addressing Spatial and Place-Based Inequities and Injustices Locally, Nationally, and Globally Using Intersectional Approaches
This strand focuses on advancing knowledge and practice related to spatial and place-based equity and justice at the intersection of racial, class, and gender equity and justice across local, regional, and national, and global contexts. The purpose of this strand is to also recognize the diversity within and across rural geographical contexts and to make greater connections to the similarities across rural, suburban, and urban contexts.
Strand Three: Developing Networks to Address Problems of Practice in Rural Education
This strand would focus on developing networks of rural schools, districts, and communities to identify problems of practice and to work together and address problems of practice using community-based assets.
Darris R. Means, Ph.D.
Rachael Stowe
