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Download full textSouthwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1980
The goals of a rural and small schools conference held in December, 1980 in Austin, Texas are to link the region's educators who are concerned with rural and small schools at both state and local levels with current research and resources and to identify needs of rural and small schools in the region (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico,…
Descriptors: Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Definitions, Demography
Jess, James D., Ed. – 1978
The first convention of People United for Rural Education focused on creating awareness of the value in rural education and small schools. In two general sessions, recognized national leaders spoke on the following topics: the small school experience; rurally responsive teacher training; conventional wisdom in rural education; and past efforts and…
Descriptors: Career Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Veselka, Johnny L. – 1980
Within the existing framework of public education in rural and small schools, educational leaders must always seek new ways for achieving substantive improvements in the delivery of educational services to their students. Although much of the official concern for rural/small schools has been directed toward consolidation and urbanization, small…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Education Service Centers
Muse, Ivan D.; Stonehocker, Loya – 1979
Staffs of 32 small Western rural high schools with fewer than 200 students were the focus of a study designed to: generate attitudinal "profiles" of teachers and principals about rural teaching, teachers, and students; compare profiles of teachers with those of principals to determine possible sources of conflict; learn schools'…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Evaluation
PDF pending restorationStephan, Edward; And Others – 1979
A number of disadvantages cripple school efforts to face current energy shortages. Most schools were built at a time when energy was inexpensive and abundant and their structural design gave little regard to energy efficiency. Coupled with poor maintenance programs, school facilities may waste as much as 25 to 50 percent of the energy used. As an…
Descriptors: Building Design, Conservation Education, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Finance
MORROW, THOMAS J. – 1965
PROGRAMED MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION WAS USED OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AT DES MOINES, NEW MEXICO. THE MAIN PURPOSE WAS TO OVERCOME MATHEMATICS LIMITATIONS OF THE COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENT FROM SMALL SCHOOLS AND TO OFFER NON COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS A SOUND MATHEMATICS BASE CURRICULA. THE TEST GROUP OF 46 STUDENTS BEGAN AT 3 DIFFERENT…
Descriptors: Carrels, Class Organization, College Preparation, Credits
STUTZ, ROWAN C. – 1965
MEETING THE UNIQUE PROBLEMS OF PROVIDING QUALITY EDUCATION IN SMALL SCHOOLS CALLS FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS. THE WESTERN STATES SMALL SCHOOLS PROJECT HAS COMPILED 9 PROMISING PROGRAM PRACTICES WHICH CAPITALIZE UPON THE POTENTIAL STRENGTHS INHERENT IN SMALLNESS--INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS, INDIVIDUALIZED ENGLISH IN A SMALL…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Classes (Groups of Students), Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Schools
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Coll. of Education. – 1968
Plans and procedures are described for providing equal access to educational opportunity for all children in Missouri. Historical development of school district organization in the State is traced. The need for further school district reorganization is examined, and methods of achieving effective organization are evaluated. A recommended statewide…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Alaska Governor's Committee of Education, Juneau. – 1966
A report submitted by the Alaskan Governor's Committee on Education indicates that the quality of education in rural schools, both state-sponsored and Bureau of Indian Affairs-sponsored, is in need of improvement. This plan for school reorganization in Alaska recommends consolidation of small rural schools in favor of wider curricular offerings…
Descriptors: Centralization, Disadvantaged, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged
Allan, Blaine W. – 1964
In 1963 Stanford University selected Virgin Valley High School in southern Nevada as one of four pilot schools to use computerized modular scheduling. Schedules for 165 students and assignments for 14 teachers were developed at the Stanford University Computer Computation Center using 30-minute modules with a total of 80 modules per week. After…
Descriptors: Computers, Curriculum Enrichment, Flexible Scheduling, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Kourmadas, John F., Ed. – 1966
The National Association of Secondary-School Principals devotes this entire issue of "The Bulletin" to the smaller secondary school. Included are articles dealing with the relationship of intermediate units and small high schools, teaching opportunities and demands in smaller secondary schools, a nongraded program, new technology, curriculum…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Board Administrator Relationship, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities Improvement
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1976
Compiled to provide access to some of the latest resource material, research findings, and/or developments in rural education, this bibliography supplements six previous publications, providing cumulative coverage. Part I of this supplement contains 267 citations and abstracts taken from the April 1975 through March 1976 issues of "Resources…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Citation Indexes, Developing Nations
Cohen, Michael J. – 1974
The result of a pioneering effort in environmental education (early 1960's), this book explains and defines the concepts and activities incorporated in "expedition education". The Trailside school is described as a study/travel program for small groups of secondary students who, working toward 1 year of high school or 2 semesters of…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Coeducation, Curriculum, Ecology
Tonello, Francis V., Ed.; Alilunas, Leo J., Ed. – 1969
This collection of articles, written by administrators and teachers in the small city and rural school districts of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties, New York, deals with the education of culturally disadvantaged white, Negro, Puerto Rican, Indian, and migrant youth. Programs developed by the schools with the aid of Federal funds providing…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Mahaney, Leah; And Others – 1964
Reading programs in 3 small elementary schools are discussed and evaluated by the teachers involved. The first and second programs involved individualized multilevel reading materials and reading labs. Testing indicated, and instructors felt, that students showed more growth than they had under former methods (especially the middle and top…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Educational Media, Elective Reading, Elementary Education
