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Peer reviewedCarlson, Robert V. – Research in Rural Education, 1990
Reversing two decades of school-community turmoil, Valley View--a small, rural community in northeastern Vermont--approved a bond issue for school construction. This case study uses organizational and systems theory to examine structural, political, symbolic, and human resource influences on changing community attitudes. Contains 19 references.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bond Issues, Case Studies, Change Agents
Matthes, William A.; Carlson, Robert V. – 1985
The paper summarizes recruitment and retention approaches designed to assist rural school administrators in securing/holding well-prepared/qualified teachers and presents findings from a 1985 study that examined teachers' perceptions of professional preparation. Outlined recruitment approaches include paying candidate's interview and moving…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Education, Rural Schools
