Definitions of "Rural,""Small," and "Remote" Schools.

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ERIC Number: EJ372563

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1986

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Definitions of "Rural,""Small," and "Remote" Schools.

Journal of Rural and Small Schools, v1 n2 p11 1986

Gives 1986 National Rural and Small Schools Consortium Conference definitions for rural school district, small school district, and remote/isolated school, providing common terms for communicating with legislators, federal/state policymakers, and researchers. Emphasizes "ruralness" as a continuum affected by the interaction of topography, population sparsity, and community/district characteristics. (NEC)

Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Education, School District Size, School Districts, Small Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers

Language: English

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