Country Physical Education: Considerations for Implementing Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Rural Communities

This article offers a guide for preservice and inservice general and adapted physical education practitioners who serve in rural communities. Every student has a culture. As such, all students benefit from educators implementing culturally responsive pedagogy across academic disciplines, including in physical education. The article aims to inform physical educators of best practices for implementing culturally responsive pedagogy within rural communities by answering the following questions: (a) Where and what is considered rural? (b) What populations live in rural communities? (c) What is culture? (d) What is culturally responsive pedagogy? (e) Why it is crucial to implement culturally responsive pedagogy in rural physical education classes? (f) How does one implement culturally responsive pedagogy in rural physical education classes? And (f) what special consideration should be given to students in rural physical education classes?