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Peer reviewedBarker, Bruce O.; And Others – Rural Educator, 1985
Reports on a 1983-84 nationwide descriptive study of K-12 and one-12 rural school districts enrolling 300 students or less done to provide educators with needed information on the status of the very small school district. Highlights findings on rural districts, superintendents, teachers, student performance, and school programs. (BRR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Rural Schools
Download full textPlatten, Marvin R.; Barker, Bruce O. – 1987
The Texas Interactive Instructional Network (TI-IN), a private satellite system that provides one-way video and two-way audio communication, was used for a two-year pilot project which was conducted to determine if satellite instruction could be used successfully to share educational resources among institutions. Models of Teaching, a graduate…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Course Content, Distance Education, Education Majors
Barker, Bruce O.; Muse, Ivan D. – 1983
A 1982-83 study conducted at Brigham Young University compared K-12 rural schools with fewer than 300 students to those with enrollments of 301-900, using information from districts in 45 states. Of the 15,601 American K-12/1-12 public school systems, 1,414 (9.1%) were identified as enrolling 300 students or fewer, and 2,711 (17.4%) enrolled…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis
