Enhancing Achievement in Rural Schools: A Reply to Eppley

The author appreciates the opportunity to reply to Professor Eppley's comment on her paper that was recently published in the "Journal of Research in Rural Education" (Stockard, 2011b). Eppley's paper contains numerous statements that misrepresent both the content of the author's original paper and the social science literature as well as a number of provocative philosophical comments. In this article, the author addresses each of these areas.