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Author : Lorne Roach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (497 download)
Download or read book Aspects Affecting Small Rural Schools written by Lorne Roach and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Joyce D. Stern
Publisher : Improvement of Practice
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Condition of Education in Rural Schools written by Joyce D. Stern and published by Improvement of Practice. This book was released on 1994 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report focuses on the status of rural education and is intended to provide information to education researchers, policymakers at the federal and state levels, as well as others concerned about issues in rural education. Specifically, the goal is to increase federal policymakers' attention to rural education problems, promote improvements in rural schools, and stimulate further research on rural education. This report documents how rural conditions are sufficiently different from urban ones to warrant being examined independently, and it endorses the hypothesis that a single set of public policies may not adequately address educational issues in rural versus urban settings. National data, mainly from surveys by the National Center for Education Statistics, are synthesized covering the following topics: (1) economic and demographic context of rural education; (2) location and characteristics of rural schools and school districts; (3) relationship between the rural school and its community; (4) policies and programs benefiting rural education; (5) profiles of educators in rural schools; (6) effects of education reform in rural schools; (7) public school finance policies and practices affecting rural schools; (8) assessment of student performance in rural schools; (9) education and work experiences of rural youth; and (10) the future of rural education. The report contains numerous data tables and a section describing statistical data sources and methodology. (LP)
Author : Jonathan P Sher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000310396
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Rural Education In Urbanized Nations written by Jonathan P Sher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reversal in rural-to-urban migration patterns is creating increasing interest in the quality of education in rural areas and in techniques for meeting educational needs in sparsely populated regions. Wholesale urbanization of rural schools generally is rejected as a potential solution: it is logistically inefficient; centralization and standardization are met with growing resistance; and conventional solutions to educational problems produce uneven results when applied to rural areas. This book addresses the broad spectrum of rural education issues within OECD member countries. The authors identify innovative programs, policies, and strategies and point toward the more promising paths for rural school improvement. They also issue warnings about some of the blind alleys and dead ends that can be encountered. The major topics covered include delivery systems, in-school innovations, support mechanisms, and community-school linkages.
Author : Sheneka M. Williams
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1681232502
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (812 download)
Download or read book Educational Opportunity in Rural Contexts written by Sheneka M. Williams and published by IAP. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impetus behind this volume stems from reflections on commemorations of the historic Brown v. Board of Education decision. Brown turned 60 in May of 2014, and many special issues of peer?reviewed journals were dedicated to that anniversary. Unlike most special issues and volumes, we sought to highlight a smaller part of Brown, though no less significant. More specifically, we thought to develop a volume that focused on rural education in the aftermath of the decision. Most of the education policy and education reform literature caters to urban and suburban contexts, and very few academic books and journal articles—with the exception of research conducted by Craig, Amy, and Caitlin Howley and the Journal for Research on Rural Education—focus on rural education in the US. Thus, we wanted this volume to focus on the politics of educational opportunity in rural contexts. There is a paucity of rigorous research that examines how education policy affects the conditions of rural education. More specifically, research is scarce in examining the ways in which students in rural schools and districts have access to educational opportunities, although approximately one?third of all public schools are located in rural areas (Ayers, 2011). Educational opportunity in rural districts has been plagued by geographic isolation, loss of economic bases, and lack of capital (both financial and political) to voice the need for resources. To be clear, this volume does not present chapters that detail educational opportunity in rural districts and schools from a deficit perspective. Instead, chapters in this volume offer insight into both micro? and macro?level policies and practices that shape educational opportunities for students in rural schools and districts. As such, chapters in this volume investigate the “now” of educational opportunity for rural students and makes recommendations and suggestions for “later”. Given that, we are reminded of James Coleman’s (1975) thesis, “Education is a means to an end, and equal opportunity refers to later in life rather than the educational process itself” (p.28). This book will be organized into two distinct sections. The first section, comprised of chapters that examine educational opportunity in rural districts from a micro?level perspective, is devoted to chapters that broadly examine the implications of state and federal policy on educational opportunity in rural schools and districts. The second section, which includes case studies of rural districts in the American South, Appalachia, and the Northeast, takes a macro?level approach to examining educational opportunity in rural districts. Combined, chapters throughout the book provide readers with both an overview and a specific snapshot of educational opportunity in rural schools. Given the breadth and scope of chapters included in this volume, we believe the book adds tremendously to the education policy literature, as this vantage point has rarely been included in larger education policy discussions.
Author : Deyoung Alan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351386360
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Rural Education (1991) written by Deyoung Alan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1991, essays discuss and analyse rural schooling in its historical, social, and political contexts as well as its educational mission. Collections covering rural education in the United States are relatively rare, particularly texts that focus on available research literature in context, and many existing texts are written by educators outside of the University. This book covers historical and social factors, rural education in the field, and the future of American Schooling. The chapters comprise not only an airing of issues, concerns, and findings, but also a guide to scholarship in the areas covered. Included is a resource guide to information specific to rural education and rural special education.
Author : Frieda L. Gehlen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (796 download)
Download or read book The Political Aspects of Small Town and Rural Schools written by Frieda L. Gehlen and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Q. McShane
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781475846072
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (46 download)
Download or read book No Longer Forgotten written by Michael Q. McShane and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at both the macro-factors affecting rural schools as well as the specific steps rural schools have taken and can take to improve.
Author : Jonathan P. Sher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429726473
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Education In Rural America written by Jonathan P. Sher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indifference has not always characterized American attitudes toward rural children, nor has neglect always been the cornerstone of state and federal policy toward rural education. Indeed, for nearly a century there was an avid and influential—though ultimately ineffective—rural school reform movement in the United States. But in recent years, rural education has become a "skeleton in the closet" of the education profession. More than 14 million children attend rural schools that receive only minuscule amounts of the nation s financial resources and professional attention. The authors of this book carefully analyze the beliefs, assumptions, policies, and practices that have shaped and continue to shape education in rural America, concluding that conventional wisdom in rural education has proved to be considerably more conventional than wise. They offer pragmatic suggestions for changes in rural schools, in educational policy, and in programs designed for rural communities. As Robert Coles tells us in his Foreword to the book, they "give us clear, strong, uncluttered prose—a good sign that they are able to offer sensible, honest, unpretentious suggestions and useful ideas. They give us. . .a social history that enables perspective . . . and [they give us] practical, well-argued suggestions for a public policy both humane and capable of realization for our rural areas."
Author : Jeanie Pierce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Issues of Efficiency and Effectiveness in Small Rural Schools written by Jeanie Pierce and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Rural Education and Small Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul M. Nachtigal
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000310388
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Rural Education written by Paul M. Nachtigal and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The close-knit, personal nature of small rural communities results in school and community operating as a single integrated social structure. Useful rural school improvement strategies must, therefore, address needs that are recognized by both the local school and the community and must operate in a style congruent with the local setting. Although outside ideas and resources may contribute greatly to successful plans to improve rural schools, a high level of local involvement is essential in determining the specifics of those plans. This is clearly demonstrated by the thirteen case studies presented in this book, in which the strategies that have been effective over time in resolving rural school problems are distinguished by a high degree of local participation. The cases–chosen to provide good examples of particular strategies and also to represent the diversity that characterizes rural America–cover centrally designed, heavily funded programs as well as small-scale, locally initiated efforts in such areas as teacher training, the introduction of new curricula, and community participation in education decision making and political action. The final chapters analyze the case studies in practical terms and recommend policy and practice for future rural school improvement.
Author : Craig B. Howley
Publisher : Eric Clearinghouse on Rural
ISBN 13 : 9781880785164
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (851 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Small Schools written by Craig B. Howley and published by Eric Clearinghouse on Rural. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to help parents, community members, and educators find resources, design school options, and take action together to improve small rural schools in ways that meet community and student needs. Chapter 1 discusses the virtues of smallness, outlines basic assumptions about the role and nature of good education, examines the school-community relationship and the need to reestablish parent and community involvement, and underscores the ability of citizens to be educational change agents. Chapter 2 discusses the aims and history of mass schooling in industrial society; social and political forces driving school consolidation; ways to address the "hard" issues of consolidation (course offerings, costs, achievement); and aspects of state policy making. This chapter also lists 29 key studies and literature reviews about school size. Chapter 3 provides examples of strategies to make the rural community the focus of curricula, including community study, the Foxfire approach, and school involvement in local economic development. Chapter 4 describes innovative tactics for organizing rural schools, including the 4-day week, mixed-age (or multigrade) classrooms, and use of electronic technology. Chapter 5 provides strategic and tactical tips for making change happen. Chapter 6 is an annotated bibliography and resource list in eight sections: partnerships between schools and families or communities, coalition building, needs assessment, research on consolidation and school size, innovations featured in the book, rural resources from regional educational laboratories, and tools for finding information. Includes an index. (SV)
Author : Toni Haas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Balance due written by Toni Haas and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Rural Education and Small Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maureen Long
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Factors Influencing District Leaders' Decisions about Academic Opportunities written by Maureen Long and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarce resources challenge school district leaders throughout New York state and the nation as they struggle to provide adequate and rigorous academic opportunities for students at the high school level. This challenge is exacerbated for leaders of small rural school districts, particularly those located in the Adirondack Park. This phenomenological qualitative study examined the relationship between four particular factors and district leaders' decisions regarding academic opportunities. The factors studied were: culture, geographic location and isolation, finances and capacity. For the purposes of this study, culture was considered to be the held values of the communities under study, and capacity included: physical plant, technology, and staffing. Data were collected primarily through interviews with district leaders of small, rural districts located in New York state's Adirondack Park, and by reviewing relevant documents. Findings suggested a relationship does exists between the factors under study and district leaders' decisions regarding academic opportunities at the high school level. The degree of influence of these factors varies. Rarely do the influences of these factors act in isolation; instead, they act concurrently and in concert with one another to shape district leaders' decisions about academic offerings. Location and isolation alone were not cited as influencing academic opportunities, more so were the residual effects of isolation, particularly small enrollments. Existing research suggests a diseconomy of scale for small rural schools relative to providing equitable opportunities. Per pupil cost and inequity were not raised during the research study, and as such not reported among the findings. The existing relationship between the factors under study and decisions regarding academic opportunities is heightened by, and results from, the uniqueness and intricacies of the communities serves by these leaders; their sense of place and subsequent leadership of place clearly influence the decisions made by these district leaders as they consider academic opportunities for students.
Author : National Education Association of the United States. Department of Rural Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Newer Types of Instruction in Small Rural Schools written by National Education Association of the United States. Department of Rural Education and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
