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Download full textCowley, Kimberly S.; Uekawa, Kazuaki – ICF International, 2020
The Rural Math Innovation Network (RMIN) is a 4-year project that launched in January 2017 after receiving a $2.9 million Investing in Innovation (i3) development grant from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and matching funds from the private sector. Virginia Ed Strategies and rural local education agencies (LEAs) in Virginia are implementing…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Mathematics Education, Teacher Competencies, Middle School Teachers
Kang, Yeqin; Liang, Lijuan – English Language Teaching, 2018
China has launched a nation-wide project of learning English as a "core" subject starting from the third grade in primary schools after the Ministry of Education (MOE) issued "National English Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education" at the beginning of this century. However, EFL teachers are far from sufficient in rural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
Rubenstein, Eric D.; Thoron, Andrew C. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2015
SAE programs were designed as an integral component in SBAE. However, participation has continued to decline. This qualitative study examined exemplary SAE programs in rural SBAE to discover factors that were working in SAE development and implementation. Through focus groups, individual and informal interviews, and observations, two themes that…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Rural Education, Program Development, Program Implementation
Direct linkMyers, Brian E.; Barrick, R. Kirby; Samy, Mohamed M. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess Egyptian Agricultural Technical School (ATS) teachers' implementation of active learning strategies in their classrooms. Methods: The Stages of Concern Questionnaire was administered to 230 participants in active learning workshops. After eliminating headmasters, supervisors and people no longer…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Learning Strategies, Innovation
Hudson, Suzanne; Millwater, Jan – Australian Teacher Education Association, 2009
Attracting and retaining quality teachers to rural and remote areas has been a challenge over the last decade. Many preservice teachers are reluctant to experience a rural and remote practicum and may not consider applying to teach in such areas when they graduate. Education departments and universities need to explore innovative ways that will…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Schools of Education, Teaching Experience, Rural Education
Peer reviewedDignan, Mark B.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1985
Seventh grade students in two rural North Carolina school systems were subjects for a program designed to reduce health risks associated with alcohol and tobacco use. The results were that although knowledge increased, attitudes toward alcohol did not change, and attitudes toward smoking eroded. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Drinking, Drug Use, Grade 7
Silva, Peggy; McNevin, Wenda – 1994
Focusing on programs that successfully expanded primary education in rural areas and among young girls, this report describes a mobilizing project that assisted six local programs in documenting and disseminating their methods. The report discusses the six successful projects: (1) the PROPEL project in Pune, India; (2) the 900 Schools Project in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Cultural Context, Demonstration Programs
Edington, Everett D.; Keaton, Laurie – 1981
Using television as a means of delivery for an educational program in rural areas and looking at the media preferences of young adults, this study was conducted in a non-metropolitan area of northwestern New Mexico to examine the effectiveness of television and videotape to provide basic principles of solar energy to 15 young apprentices in a…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Audiovisual Instruction, Instructional Materials, Intermode Differences
Sponder, Barry M. – 1990
This monograph examines the effectiveness of university-level audioconference courses and distance education in Alaska. It discusses some of the problems of distance education and examines different perspectives on audioconferences. Teachers and students, both Native American and non-Native, offer their opinions on audioconferencing as an…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Distance Education, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Saide, Tom – 1983
The Queensland Primary Itinerant Teacher Service assists home tutors with the education of primary school children on correspondence education, supplementing the efforts of the Primary Correspondence School (PCS) and the Schools of the Air (SOTA). Primary means of service delivery is the home visit. The role of the itinerant teacher encompasses…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Evanciew, Cheryl E. P. – 1994
A qualitative study examined experiences between mentors and youth apprentices from the standpoint of situated cognition theory. The youth apprenticeship program studied was located in a rural southeastern community. High school youth apprentices worked with adult mentors and management personnel in selected businesses in the fields of business…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, High Schools
Clarke, Debra C. – 1992
This paper describes a course at West Virginia University that teaches academic self-management to beginning university students who have learning disabilities or are otherwise at risk for academic failure. The course uses an integrated approach that emphasizes the development of college study skills, self-management skills, and academic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Freshmen, College Programs, College Students
Fuchs-Bruninghoff, Elisabeth; And Others – 1986
It was not until the end of the 1970s that public debate on the problem of functional illiteracy among adults began in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). Even afterward, Germans were reluctant to admit that illiteracy was a problem in their country. Literacy education efforts began at the local level, and the first national conference on adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Case Studies, Developed Nations
