Date Approved
2-16-2028
Embargo Period
2-16-2028
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ed.D. Educational Leadership
Department
Educational Leadership, Administration & Research
College
College of Education
Advisor
Ane Turner Johnson, Ph.D.
Committee Member 1
Cecile H. Sam, Ph.D.
Committee Member 2
Valarie G. Lee, Ed.D.
Keywords
Administrator;Curriculum;ELA;Persistence;Rural
Disciplines
Education | Educational Leadership
Abstract
Abstract Lisa Ann D’Amico-Blaney LEADING ELA IN RURAL SCHOOLS: A Case Study of Curriculum Leadership and Administrator Persistence in New Jersey 2025-2026 Ane Turner Johnson, Ph.D. Doctor of Education Rural ELA administrators serve in complex roles within K-12 district across the United States of America. They are expected to enact curricular change in homogeneous communities that often resist change. Within their role, they are expected to serve as both school and community leaders, which often comes with an immense amount of pressure. This research aimed to understand how they navigate barriers of rurality while implementing diversified ELA curriculum in such complicated settings. This study particularly focused on how their persistence was affected in these rural contexts to shed light on the emotional labor within the role. While there is adequate research on rural districts in the south and western part of the nation, there is very little research on the experiences of rural administrators who serve in densely populated northeastern states. This research aimed to address that gap and to offer recommendations for how rural ELA administrators in these contexts can recognize the barriers they face without losing their authentic sense of self within their work environment.
Recommended Citation
D'Amico-Blaney, Lisa Ann, "LEADING ELA IN RURAL SCHOOLS: A Case Study of Curriculum Leadership and Administrator Persistence in New Jersey" (2028). Theses and Dissertations. 3485.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/3485
