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Direct linkStreifel, James S.; And Others – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1991
Examination of 19 school district consolidations in 10 states, 1980-84, revealed that, of 6 expenditure categories, only administration showed significant savings 3 years after consolidation, when compared to changes in state average costs during that period. Changes in other expenditure categories varied widely among districts. Contains 22…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Howley, Craig B.; Howley, Aimee; Larson, William – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1999
A survey of 604 principals of suburban and rural schools in Ohio and West Virginia found that suburban Ohio principals showed less interest in traditional-consensual approaches to planning, whereas rural Ohio principals showed less interest in the new technicist approaches. Suburban West Virginia principals favored the new technicist approach,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Galvin, Patrick F. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
Uses data from New York State's Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) to examine the interaction of rural school district size and wealth factors with BOCES size and wealth as they relate to expenditure levels for service provision. Findings suggest that opportunities available to districts through regional educational service agencies…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Educational Resources
Howley, Craig – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1996
School or district size was found to interact with socioeconomic status to influence student achievement in West Virginia; small schools facilitated the achievement of impoverished students, whereas large schools facilitated the achievement of affluent students. Addresses implications for educational policy and future research into effects of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Consolidated Schools, Educational Policy, Educational Research
