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Davis, Doug – 1980
During a 1979-1980 pilot project, 13 nine-week residencies by professional artists were sponsored in 10 eastern Oregon school districts with Eastern Oregon State College serving as liaison, the Northwest Area Foundation of St. Paul (Minnesota) contributing $33,500, and participating school districts adding a total of $8,000 in funding. This low…
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
BARKER, ROGER G.; AND OTHERS – 1962
STUDIES WERE MADE IN KANSAS HIGH SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF SCHOOL SIZE UPON THE BEHAVIOR AND EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS. THE FOLLOWING AREAS WERE CONSIDERED-- THE SCHOOL INVOLVED IN THE STUDY, THE DATA GATHERED FROM RECORDS AND RESEARCH, OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, AND THE PLACE OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE TOTAL LIFE OF FOUR SMALL TOWNS.…
Descriptors: Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities, Enrichment
Download full textCatskill Area Project in Small School Design, Oneonta, NY. – 1960
SHARED SERVICES, A COOPERATIVE SCHOOL RESOURCE PROGRAM, IS DEFINED IN DETAIL. INCLUDED IS A DISCUSSION OF THEIR NEED, ADVANTAGES, GROWTH, DESIGN, AND OPERATION. SPECIFIC PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING STATE AID IN SHARED SERVICES, EFFECTS OF SHARED SERVICES ON THE SCHOOL, AND HINTS CONCERNING SHARED SERVICES ARE DESCRIBED. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SMALL…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Equipment, Experimental Teaching, Instruction
Owens, Michael – 1980
Divided into three major sections, this document defines rural, discusses the role of the National Diffusion Network (NDN), and summarizes the findings of the 17 research reports included in Abt Associates' study of the Experimental Schools Program for Small Schools Serving Rural Areas. Section I, a summary reproduction from recorded notes of an…
Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Texas Small Schools Project, Austin. – 1965
A THREE YEAR STUDY, WHICH WAS MADE OF DROPOUTS IN 49 SMALL SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE TEXAS SMALL SCHOOLS PROJECT, WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF DROPOUTS, THEIR AGE, GRADE, SEX, AND REASON FOR DROPPING OUT. THREE FIGURES AND THREE CHARTS SUMMARIZE THE RESULTS. THE STUDY REVEALED THAT (1) MORE MALES DROPPED OUT THAN FEMALES, (2) THE AVERAGE…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Charles, Edgar B., Comp. – 1967
Approximately 200 books, pamphlets, and documents published between 1949 and 1966 comprise this bibliography on rural youth. The primary emphasis is on the education of rural youth, but included is a wide spectrum of subjects that impinge on the rural environment, such as mental health, vocational aspirations and opportunities, functions of the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bibliographies, Disadvantaged Youth, Mexican Americans
Jesser, David L., Ed.,; Stutz, Rowan C., Ed. – 1966
In order to provide a wider variety of curriculum offerings and meet the individual needs of students, the Western States Small Schools Project (WSSP) realized it would be necessary to revise or alter drastically the existing organiztional structure of educational programs. Modular scheduling has become the most popular method of meeting this…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Oriented Programs, Consultants, Faculty
Southern Education Reporting Service, Nashville, TN. – 1966
The interval from 1930 to 1965 witnessed the disappearance of virtually all one- and two-teacher schools in 17 Southern and border states. Isolation and transportation difficulties prevent further consolidation of small schools in many of these states. A number of small schools still in existence are located in hospitals and correctional…
Descriptors: Educational Equipment, Geographic Location, Individualized Instruction, One Teacher Schools
Edington, Everett D. – 1976
Since small school problems are magnified in rural areas and since small rural schools have suffered, consequently, from the consolidation syndrome, it is important to acknowledge the fact that due to geographical limitations some rural areas cannot consolidate and others simply prefer the small school environment. It should also be recognized…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum, Educational Facilities, Faculty Recruitment
Newcomb Central School, NY. – 1974
This curriculum guide describes the nongraded, phase-elective English program of Newcomb Central, a small high school located in New York State. Following a brief rationale for the program, both the general advantages and the advantages to the student are listed. The seven phases of difficulty of the courses are then explained. The remaining bulk…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Elective Courses, English Curriculum
Devin-Sheehan, Linda; Allen, Vernon L. – 1975
Part of a larger investigation of cross-age interaction in one-room schools, this study focused on the extent and characteristics of peer tutoring in contemporary one-room schools. Since Nebraska had more one-teacher schools (626 in 1971-72) than any other state, all one-teacher schools with an enrollment of 10 or more students in grades 1-6 or 8…
Descriptors: Age, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, History
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1967
Volume 2, Numbers 1 and 2 of the ERIC/CRESS (Educational Research Information Center/Clearinghouse on Rural education and Small Schools) newsletter focus on the status of CRESS and innovations in the small rural school. Issue Number 1 discusses the status of the Clearinghouse at the end of 3 months into the second year of operation. A 14-item…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1969
Included in this publication are the 4 issues of the ERIC/CRESS (Educational Research Information Center/Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools) newsletter published during 1969. Articles in issue Number 1 include: "Office of Education Summer Training Institutes"; "Migrant Education Conference"; "The Principalship-Fellowship…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bibliographies, Educational Programs, Mexican Americans
Cushman, M. L. – 1967
Ninety books and articles published between 1929 and 1967 are listed in this bibliography for educators interested in rural education and small schools. Twenty-nine yearbooks, published between 1930 and 1958 by the Department of Rural Education of the National Education Association, are also included. Though emphasis is on rural education,…
Descriptors: Administration, Bibliographies, Books, Curriculum
Cragun, John R.; Kartchner, Eugene C. – 1969
The Western States Small Schools Project (WSSSP) developed the Career Selection Education (CSE) program to provide students from small high schools in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah with: (1) knowledge about self, broad occupational groupings, the institution and dynamics of society which generate, define, and lend meaning to…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education
