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Barley, Zoe A.; Brigham, Nancy – Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2008
The Central Region states have greater percentages of rural students and schools than the U.S. average. This report describes how nine teacher preparation programs in the region prepare their graduates for teaching positions in rural settings. The study found that, of 120 institutions in the Central Region that offer teacher preparation, only 17…
Descriptors: Geographic Regions, Incidence, Rural Schools, Rural Areas
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Nytes, Gary L.; Musegades, Paul – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Small rural schools can use telecommunication and educational networking to gain access to information and extend curriculum. Provides a model plan for developing a technology cooperative. (MD)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Santiago (Chile). Regional Office for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean. – 1986
The Major Project in the Field of Education stresses renewed and intensive efforts by Latin American and Caribbean Island countries to provide the resources and training necessary to meet basic education needs by the year 2000. This document examines project achievements, innovations, and problems through 1986 in the areas of rural education,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education
Reece, Jerald L.; And Others – 1987
This study examines the perceptions of 113 school board members, 119 principals, and 2,028 teachers from 9 states (Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming) regarding the preparation of teachers and the availability of professional services as well as education resources. The study also…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Administrator Attitudes, Agency Role
Bhaerman, Robert; And Others – 1995
This report illustrates how community service learning can be used as a vehicle for achieving the goals of education and youth development and, concurrently, how it is highly consistent with the goals of systemic educational reform, particularly in rural schools and communities. Part 1 covers the definition of service learning as a method of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Change
Horn, Jerry G. – 1985
Perceived negative aspects of teaching in rural areas, including personal and professional isolation, multiple subject preparation, etc., provide barriers to effective recruitment and retention of quality teachers. The predicted shortage of teachers will likely have a significant impact on an already competitive market for high quality, rural…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction
Cook, Katherine M.; Windes, E. E. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1923
This report is the result of an investigation of the schools of Beaufort County, North Carolina, at the request of the county board of education, for the purpose of studying the possibilities for centralizing the schools of the county and of recommending a definite plan of procedure for school consolidation. No complete investigation of the…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Rural Education, Consolidated Schools, Counties