Descriptor
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Rural Areas | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Budgeting | 1 |
| Case Studies | 1 |
| Community Attitudes | 1 |
| Community Services | 1 |
| Comparative Analysis | 1 |
| Computer Simulation | 1 |
| Consolidated Schools | 1 |
| Costs | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Joseph, Alun | 1 |
Publication Type
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Community | 2 |
| Policymakers | 2 |
| Administrators | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
| Canada | 2 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Joseph, Alun; And Others – 1982
As part of on-going research on rural public service provision, researchers illustrated the use of a methodologically rigorous tool (a "tradeoff game") for eliciting community preferences for municipal public services. The trade-off game allowed adults in 122 households in Erin Township, Wellington County, Ontario, to assess 13 currently…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Services
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Planning and Research Branch. – 1984
Student achievement, cost, rural context, and qualitative differences relative to small/rural schools were analyzed in Alberta to address the choice between small elementary school construction and school consolidation with student busing. Studies in both the United States and Canada have found no consistant significant differences in student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Consolidated Schools
