A conference was held to develop a plan of research into rural education in Australia and to form a consortium of rural education researchers. Part I of this proceedings contains an introductory paper, "Rural Education: The State of the Art" (Steve Clark), which analyzes research in rural education in Australia in recent decades with…

Utilizing material in the ERIC network, this paper briefly investigates the theory, history, and current state of community schools. Planning guidelines for alternative uses of school facilities are discussed and some examples are given of effective shared facilities. Financial requirements for starting a community school and possible sources of…

THIS REPORT (THE BUNDY REPORT) PROPOSES A PLAN FOR THE DECENTRALIZATION OF THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR GREATER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL POLICY-MAKING AND FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITY. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS THE REPORT RECOMMENDS THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM BE REORGANIZED INTO A FEDERATION OF…

CONTROVERSY OVER NEW YORK CITY'S INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 201 RAISED SOME EDUCATIONAL ISSUES RELEVANT TO ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN AS WELL AS TO THE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED. CONVINCED THAT THE SCHOOL WOULD PROVIDE NEITHER INTEGRATION NOR QUALITY EDUCATION, SOME GHETTO PARENTS SOUGHT "QUALITY SEGREGATED EDUCATION," BASIC TO WHICH WAS COMMUNITY…

One of the goals for community education is to encourage the widest use of school buildings for activities that promote learning among youth and adults. Through legislation passed by the 66th Texas Legislature, community education will be expanded to many more school districts and communities throughout the state. This publication has been…

THIS ISSUE IS MADE UP OF TWO ARTICLES, AN EDITORIAL AND A PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY ON NEW YORK CITY'S I.S. 201 CONTROVERSY, AND CRITICAL DIALOGUE ON PREVIOUS ARTICLES. THE FIRST ARTICLE, "FOR AN ELECTED LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD" BY JOE L. REMPSON, WRITTEN IN RESPONSE TO THE I.S. 201 CONTROVERSY, PROPOSES A PLAN FOR SYSTEMATICALLY INVOLVING THE NEGRO…

The TeleLearning and Rural Education Centre was established in January 1997 at Memorial University of Newfoundland, in one of the most sparsely populated and economically depressed areas of Canada. Of 462 schools in Newfoundland and Labrador, 66 percent are rural and over half have enrollments of under 200 students. The Centre was established to…

Inherent in the nature of community schools is the assumption that many more challenges can be overcome when those involved work together than when working on one's own. This assumption forms the basis of the efforts described in this manual. It describes what community schools are; the challenges they face; and the new realities for schools,…

Many research studies support using students' opinions to improve schools (Bechtel & Reed, 1998; Campbell, Edgar, & Halstead, 1994; Corbet & Wilson, 1995; & SooHoo, 1993). In these studies, Klingner & Vaughn (1999), noted researchers in the area of student inclusion, demonstrated that using student feedback to evaluate teachers…

Research studies in the past years show that Information and Communication Technology is an effective means for boasting educational opportunities, but most teachers neither use this technology as an instructional delivery system nor integrate technology into their curriculum. Studies reveal a number of factors influencing teachers' decisions to…

Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness of mutual aid groups for high school students. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was applied to 242 adolescents, where every other adolescent was assigned to the intervention or the control condition. The study evaluated the influence of implementing mutual aid groups in decreasing perceived risk…

As numerous studies from 1906 on have confirmed, children lose ground in learning if they lack opportunities for building skills over the summer. Nonetheless, summer learning loss comes up but rarely in the national discussion of education reform. By the end of summer, students perform on average one month behind where they left off in the spring.…

What kinds of challenges do educators face in increasing Native American high school graduation rates, and what kinds of adaptations to a traditional high school are understood as necessary to achieve this outcome? This case study explored these questions as part of a larger multiple case study that investigated practices and processes related to…

Targeting students in grades K-8, Art in Action's program consists of 12 age-appropriate lessons per year led by parent and teacher volunteers. The curriculum is based on historically significant artists and their works of art. Through semi-structured discussions, students examine a variety of masterpieces, learning about the artist as well as…

Today's society is global, multicultural, multilingual, and digitally connected. Learning no longer occurs just in the classroom, delivered by teachers. At the same time, research has repeatedly shown that no single strategy or approach will turn around low-performing schools and reengage students. As a result, districts and schools are reaching…