The concern of this paper is the problem of overcrowding in large city schools and its effect on human behavior and student achievement. It opens with a discussion of psychological and sociological research on animals that has implications for humans in overcrowded environments. Also discussed are teacher-student relationships and administrator…

AN INDIVIDUALIZED ENGLISH PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES WAS ESTABLISHED AT MEEKER, COLORADO, DURING THE 1963-64 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES, PROBLEMS, SUCCESSES, RECOMMENDATIONS, EVALUATIONS, AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE PROGRAM. (JH)

THE ACTIVITIES OF A SUMMER WORKSHOP ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS WERE REPORTED. FOUR LEADERS WERE CHOSEN TO LEAD SMALL GROUP SESSIONS. THE TOPICS DISCUSSED WERE (1) DEVELOPING CURRICULUM AND ADMINISTRATIVE PATTERNS FOR OPERATION OF PREVOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, (2) ISOLATING AND IDENTIFYING RESEARCHABLE PROBLEMS, (3) CREATING A…

The examination of career education preparation needs specifically for teachers in rural or small schools was conducted by teacher education faculty at Eastern Oregon State College and the faculty of a school district in rural northeast Oregon. Imbler School District, which opted for an infusion approach to career education rather than a separate…

This study attempted to determine the relationship between average daily attendance (ADA) and costs in 72 Illinois high schools having only one attendance center. Costs included administrative, instructional, and operational costs. The schools were divided into three populations, namely all those under 5,000 ADA, those less than 2,000 ADA, and…

A study was made to test the feasibility of a small college (located some distance from a city) establishing a residence unit within a slum or transitional area of a city. The purposes of such a program, in which students and faculty live in the city while continuing their normal course work, would be to: (1) enhance the curriculum by broadening…

In May of 1977, each public school district and regional superintendent in the 31 southernmost counties of Illinois (principally rural, small schools) was sent a number of the Needs Assessment Instruments. The 295 returned instruments included responses from the following elementary and secondary personnel: teachers (N=86); principals (N=85);…

The status of rural and small schools in today's society is such that it is confronted with a myriad of problems. Differing from school to school and from community to community, the most consistent rural and small schools problems are: (1) low level of instructional quality, (2) inadequate physical facilities, (3) financial instability, (4) less…

The report describes a program whose primary objectives were to develop a model program wherein the resources of the community college and the secondary school are utilized to expand occupational education opportunities in a manner that related high school education to the world of work, and to provide secondary students with programs of…

This paper examines five selected court cases concerning state control over private home education. According to the author, the cases were selected on the basis of their relevancy to the subject, but no attempt was made to ascertain their representativeness. The cases discussed include State v. Peterman, Wright v. State, People v. Turner, and…

The purpose of this practicum was to design, develop, and implement a career guidance program for small high schools. The program description would act as a model for implementation at other high schools desiring a career guidance program. The method of communicating the program to others was the writing of a "how to" book which others would use…

An investigation of the relationship between high school priorities and self-concept was undertaken. Upper- and underclassmen from large and small high schools completed questionnaires and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. Participation in five activity areas was related to self-concept scores using a multiple-regression technique.…

The first step toward the renaissance of the small school must be the determination of its inherent strengths and the identification of its structural weaknesses. Steps can then be taken to build program and procedures on those strengths, while at the same time devising expedients to reduce if not eliminate the weaknesses. However, it should be…

The small rural school's foremost and largest problem is providing an adequate curriculum for students in a changing world. Often the small district cannot or is not willing to pay the per-pupil cost of curriculum specialists, specialized courses using expensive equipment no more than one period a day, and remodeled rooms to accommodate new…

Four issues of volume 5 of the ERIC/CRESS (Educational Research Information Center/Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools) newsletter are compiled in this publication. The first issue presents a preview of the monograph "Outdoor Education: A Synthesis" which synthesizes and conceptualizes the current knowledge in outdoor education. A…