Handbook on Rural and Remote Education

This review evaluates the Handbook on Rural and Remote Education (Johnson & Harmon, Eds., 2025), an ambitious, international compendium that assembles authors across diverse geographies to interrogate pedagogy, leadership, development, innovation, equity, and research agendas in rural and remote education. The reviewer summarises the six parts which explore learning and teaching; leadership; education and rural development; innovation; equity‑oriented research; and future research priorities. Chapters foreground place‑based education, culturally responsive leadership, community reciprocity, technology‑enabled models, and critical frameworks for spatial and identity‑based inequities. Strengths of the Handbook include the volume’s global breadth, practitioner‑oriented case studies, and clear bridging of theory and practice. Critiques note uneven reference lists, a missed editorial concluding synthesis, and notable omissions in topics. Despite these gaps, the Handbook is a timely, accessible resource that provides useful entry points for educators, scholars, and policymakers and stimulates a research agenda for rural and remote education worldwide. It should be required reading for anyone shaping policy, teacher education, or community‑based initiatives in rural contexts globally.