Administrators and teachers were interviewed and civic meetings, sports events, and school activities were observed to determine the supervisory problems and opportunities unique to small districts and schools. Impeding factors were found to be political influences and sports emphasis, while facilitating factors included faculty closeness,…

Supervision as understood in well-organized city systems has little resemblance to the annual visitation of schools as practiced by many county or other rural superintendents. The majority of these officers are fully conscious of the limitations imposed upon them by the conditions under which they work and they are active in their efforts to…

Placement of field experience students (FES) in rural schools develops human relations skills and positive attitudes. FES may assist rural educators by doing paper work, providing individual tutoring, and working with small groups and on individualized projects. However, success of these placements depends on the active involvement of university…