Larra Rucker Source Confirmed

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Researcher

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

3 h-index 13 pubs 53 cited

Research Areas

Gender Diversity and Inequality Education Systems and Policy Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Early Childhood Education and Development Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Larra Rucker's research investigates representation and equity within U.S. school districts and public sector administrative positions. Her work examines gender-based inequalities in employment categories and occupational segregation, including analyses of pay inequities. Rucker also studies ethnic and racial representation in leadership roles within school districts, assessing progress toward parity. Additionally, her research explores policy's role in preparing early childhood teachers, focusing on the alignment between state licensing policies and teacher qualification attainment. She also investigates variations in early childhood lead educator qualifications based on pre-service versus in-service status, professional organization affiliation, and geographical proximity.

Rucker has a publication record including studies on women's representation in school districts, gender-based inequalities in public sector administration, and early childhood teacher qualifications. She has collaborated with researchers including Brinck Kerr, Valerie H. Hunt, and Melissa Taylor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, co-authoring multiple publications with each. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 3, with 13 total publications and 53 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 3
  • Publications: 13
  • Citations: 53

Selected Publications

  • Intersectional Representation Among Employees in U.S. School Districts (2025) DOI
  • Ethnic/Racial Representation in Leadership Positions in US School Districts, 2002–2014: Are School Districts Achieving Parity? (2025) DOI
  • Half-Baked by Design? A Four-State Analysis of Gender-Based Occupational Segregation and Pay Inequities (2025) DOI
  • Women’s Representation in Employment Categories in U.S. School Districts, 2002 to 2014: Are School Districts Achieving Parity? (2024) DOI
  • How policy can help prepare early childhood teachers: the alignment between state childcare licensing policy and teacher qualification attainment (2022) DOI
  • Variation in State Early Childhood Lead Educator Qualifications: Pre-service Versus In-service Qualification, Professional Organization, and Geographical Proximity (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Brinck Kerr University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 7 shared publications Valerie H. Hunt University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 5 shared publications Melissa Taylor University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 4 shared publications Anna Zajicek University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications

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