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Egan, Cate A.; Merica, Christopher B.; Paul, David R.; Bond, Laura; Rose, Seth; Martin, Andrew; Vella, Chantal – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objectives: In the USA, 18% of school-aged young people are classified as obese, and rural populations appear to be particularly at risk. Achieving high levels of fitness reduces the risk of obesity and underlying health conditions. To better understand youth obesity trends and fitness levels, annual fitness testing ([FT], that is, surveillance)…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Health Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, Distance Education
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Heyward, Georgia – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2018
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has been studying the four-day school week since 2015. Since then, the phenomenon of the four-day school week has spread into non-rural areas and interest appears to be growing. Given these apparent changes, the author wanted to know more about recent trends in the initiative. As districts continue…
Descriptors: School Schedules, School Districts, Rural Areas, Rural Schools
Swallows, Grant – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to determine how school principals in the Cumberland region of Tennessee use online courses as a part of a curriculum program to help make students ready for postsecondary pursuits. The problem investigated was whether the use of online courses is meeting the college and career readiness standards in this region. The…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, College Readiness, Career Readiness, High School Students
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Shi, Jiayi; Sercombe, Peter – Education as Change, 2020
In 1998, the People's Republic of China implemented an education policy, the "School Consolidation Policy", which entailed merging small rural schools with larger ones. It has had a massive effect on rural people across China, and as a result of it, over 60% of schools in outlying areas have closed. The policy's implementation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Consolidated Schools, Educational Policy
Kelly Robson; Michael Johnson; Jennifer O'Neal Schiess – National Comprehensive Center, 2020
The goal of this brief is to examine the extent to which different school choice policies have been implemented in rural communities, identify the barriers, and provide recommendations for policymakers looking to expand access to school choice in rural communities. The school choice policies discussed in this brief include: (1) Charter schools;…
Descriptors: School Choice, Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Access to Education
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Merz, Sydney A.; Fox, Rebecca K. – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2016
The study explored nursery through secondary teachers' perceptions of international education in their teaching practices. All teachers lived in a rural area of the central US. Data were drawn from a web-based survey comprised of 28 questions addressing international education; interview data provided further understanding of one teacher's efforts…
Descriptors: International Education, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Areas
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Virginia L. Walker; Stephanie N. DeSpain; James R. Thompson; Carolyn Hughes – Inclusion, 2014
The Support Needs Assessment and Problem-Solving (SNAP) process is intended to assist educational teams in identifying and implementing supports for children with intellectual disability and related developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in K-12 schools. Each phase of the SNAP process is described, including identification of high priority support…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment
Virginia L. Walker; Stephanie N. DeSpain; James R. Thompson; Carolyn Hughes – Grantee Submission, 2014
The Support Needs Assessment and Problem-Solving (SNAP) process is intended to assist educational teams in identifying and implementing supports for children with intellectual disability and related developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in K-12 schools. Each phase of the SNAP process is described, including identification of high priority support…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment
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Smith, Edward; Caldwell, Linda – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Evidence-based substance use prevention programs have proliferated in schools and are being adopted by districts in rural settings and internationally. Little attention, however, has been paid to the adaptation process that occurs when these programs are moved to different contexts. In this commentary, the authors draw upon their experience with…
Descriptors: Prevention, Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Program Implementation
Rowe, Sula J. – 1981
The manual describes the development and implementation of a project for gifted and talented students (grades K-12) in a rural, culturally isolated area (Wells River, Vermont). Approaches to the following project components are discussed: needs assessment, project goals and objectives, implementation (including staff responsibility), activities…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Development
Green, Tim; Williamson, Margie E.; Endris, William L., jR. – School Business Affairs, 2000
Describes how the Vernon Parish (Louisiana) School District implemented Governmental Accounting Board Statement No. 34 for fiscal year 1999. Implementing GASB 34 was mentally challenging and demanded a team effort. The system uses columnar displays for major funds and contains burdensome capital-assets accounting standards. (MLH)
Descriptors: Accounting, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
McLeod, John; And Others – 1979
This final report contains information on the school-based portion of the Saskatoon Region Project, a program designed to develop effective services for educationally handicapped children in rural areas around Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada). Chapters of the report provide descriptions of early initiatives that led to the project's conception,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Persons, Foreign Countries
Raymaekers, Erik; Bacquelaine, Myriam – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1985
Integrated basic education is directed toward all segments of the population, fits in with the activities of the local community, and emanates from the people themselves. The objectives and implementation of integrated basic education in rural areas are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developing Nations, Educational Administration, Educational Development
Hamilton, Ruth Walker; And Others – 1994
This manual provides guidelines and forms for implementing a planning team approach to support students with emotional and behavioral difficulties in regular education settings, developed as part of a 3-year federally funded project to enhance the capability of 30 Vermont public schools. Following an introduction, a student profile is reviewed…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Inclusive Schools
Black, Neil – UNEVOC INFO, 1997
Experts in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) from 11 countries participated in a UNESCO International Workshop. The countries were: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Poland, Republic of Korea, and South Africa. Workshop participants identified a range of issues relating to improving the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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