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Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Area Schools Div. – 1984
Information on the funding of the area school system in Iowa is provided. First, the report provides background information on the history and funding of the system, which was established in 1965 to meet local and state needs of adults for postsecondary and adult education. The report indicates that the funding sources available to the area…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational History, Financial Policy
Wood, Frank H., Ed.; And Others – 1985
The manual is intended to present professionally defensible and generally agreed on criteria for the identification of students with behavior disorders in Iowa. Six major topic areas are examined in separate chapters: (1) overview of behavioral disorders in Iowa (historical background, assumptions underlying definition, desired use of definition…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Criteria, Decision Making, Definitions
Peer reviewedAnderson, Norman D. – Rural Educator, 1987
Recalls highlights on student days in a one-room country school. Describes school maintenance routines, individualized instruction, school programs, and holiday celebrations. Concludes that alumni of one-room schools are proud of their heritage and feel that the education they received reflects the nation's finest values. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Democratic Values
Dreier, William H. – 1985
The normal school began in Iowa in 1849, developed early partnerships with local districts, and evolved into the current situation of 29 teacher education institutions (TEIs). By 1980, 42.5% of Iowa's population was rural; a 1981-1982 study showed 37.5% of Iowa's students were in rural districts. A follow-up placement study of the University of…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Cooperative Programs, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Dreier, William H. – 1984
Questions about effects of consolidation on Iowa's small schools can be answered through historical review and current assessment of nine small districts. By 1966, Iowa's 1912 School Consolidation Law and subsequent legislation had reduced 4,500 taxing units to 455, with each district offering K-12 programs to a total enrollment of at least 300…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Consolidated Schools, Courses
