Chapter 1. International trends and patterns in innovation in rural education -- Chapter 2. Rural partnerships within a “School for All” in Norway -- Chapter 3. Insights to process and practice in rural education: Rural education in the context of rapid (urban) development -- Chapter 4. Toward a new rural education songline: Some implications of the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission for rural education -- Chapter 5. Teacher selection for rural & remote schools -- Chapter 6. Innovations in providing gifted services in rural schools using place-conscious practices -- Chapter 7. The impact of a place-based programme on the experiences of student teachers in rural Scotland -- Chapter 8. It takes a village: The role and value of communities of practice in supporting pre-service teachers in rural professional contexts -- Chapter 9. Responding to increasing linguistic and cultural diversity in rural schooling: An intervention to build school-migrant family connections -- Chapter 10. Chapter from South Africa on Indigenous Knowledge Systems -- Chapter 11. Chapter from South Africa on Preparing Teachers for Rural Schools in South Africa.

This book brings together authors from United States, South Africa, United Kingdom, China, Canada and Australia to provide insights and case studies from across a range of contexts to explore the interplay between the notions of rurality, innovation and education. The book reveals a hopeful and resilient approach to innovative rural education and scholarship collectively and provides important evidence to speak against an often deficit view of rural education. Three patterns are revealed, namely: the importance of place-attentive strategies, the importance of joined up alliances to maximise resources and networks and finally, the need to utilize alternative methodologies and frameworks that have a starting point of difference rather than deficit for any rural initiative or approach. By drawing from international examples and responding in innovative ways to rural education challenges, this book provides an opportunity to share international insights into innovations, interventions and partnerships that promote and support rural education in its broadest sense.