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Dreier, William H. – 1987
A questionnaire sent to organizations and programs in rural education was designed to identify institutions displaying early school artifacts. Responses were received from 19 of the 30 states surveyed. The study found 11 university or college museums that have a one-room school as part of their collection. In addition, state parks and county…
Descriptors: Educational History, Exhibits, Higher Education, Museums
Blackwood, Lance C. – 1987
The purpose of this booklet is to give beginning or first-year teachers in rural Alaskan one- or two-teacher schools some practical, effective, and useful suggestions and guidance in their teaching and living situations. Those individuals who are currently training and studying to be teachers in rural Alaska might also benefit from the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Experience, Multigraded Classes
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
Muse, Ivan; And Others – 1985
Academic and social performance of 204 high school students who had attended one-teacher rural elementary schools in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Montana was investigated to determine if small school students were disadvantaged in a larger high school setting. Data gathered by questionnaires from students, school administrators, and counselors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textWolfe, Patricia, Ed.; And Others – 1990
In this collection, nine master teachers with extensive experience in small, rural Alaska schools describe classroom management techniques that have proven effective in their multigraded classrooms. Over half the document consists of one paper, the last in the volume, entitled "More like a School Family than Just a Teacher and His or Her…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Bertani, Katherine – 1986
Written for use in small primary schools where children of varying ages and abilities are under the guidance of one teacher and where art is frequently neglected because of teacher workloads, these lessons form a comprehensive art program. The curriculum is divided into five categories according to medium: painting and drawing, modelling, collage…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Creative Activities
Muse, Ivan; And Others – 1987
Written for educators, legislators, and the general public, this monograph is a resource for better understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the one-teacher school. The material is designed to inspire more confidence in the quality of education possible in rural America and to reinforce recognition that most schools--regardless of size--can…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Educational Facilities
