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Horn, Jerry G. – 1982
There is not any one thing or any one group that can solve all the problems involved in staffing rural and small schools. It is quite common to find a bimodel distribution of teaching faculty in rural and small schools--those with less than 3 years and those with more than 10 years of experience. It could be inferred that either recruitment…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Recruitment, Labor Turnover, Professional Education
Horn, Jerry G. – Small School Forum, 1983
Surveyed Kansas teachers from small, medium, and large schools to determine if there were differences in instructional duties of teachers in schools of different sizes. Revealed that, although there were many similarities in types of duties required, teachers in small schools do have more noninstructional duties. (AH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Noninstructional Responsibility, Rural Schools, Rural Urban Differences

Horn, Jerry G. – Rural Educator, 1991
Identified characteristics perceived by students, educators, school board members, and the community to be the most important indicators of school quality in small school districts in Kansas. Determined the degree to which characteristics are present in selected small and rural schools. Respondents perceived their schools positively on the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Educational Quality, Rural Schools

Horn, Jerry G. – Rural Educator, 1998
Evaluations of rural and small schools done by stakeholders provide a broader base of involvement than those done internally by persons with a vested interest or potential conflict of interest. Presents tasks for initiating a stakeholders' evaluation, groups considered to be stakeholders, evaluation standards, and elements to include in a school…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Involvement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Horn, Jerry G. – Evaluation Center, 2004
This report is based on an almost 5-year continual study of selected collaboratives engaged in education reform and improvement with a focus on science, math, and technology in schools serving K-12 students in rural America. This version of the final report of the study is primarily intended for use by educators, decision makers, and others who…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Rural Areas, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change
Horn, Jerry G. – 2000
This case study examines the history and current circumstances of education in Rockcastle County (Kentucky) in the context of its participation in the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative (ARSI), which aims to improve science and mathematics achievement through systemic reform. Background is presented on the county's history, demography, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Characteristics, County School Districts, Dropout Rate
Horn, Jerry G.; Oliver, Steve; Stufflebeam, Daniel – 2000
This case study examines the history and current circumstances of education in Cocke County (Tennessee) in the context of its participation in the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative (ARSI), which aims to improve science and mathematics achievement through systemic reform. Sections of this report describe the county's history, demography, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Community Characteristics, County School Districts
Horn, Jerry G. – 1981
Although school districts with under 2,500 students represent three-quarters of all school districts and enroll about 19% of all students, few institutions of higher education have programs designed specifically for rural education. Results of a survey of administrative heads of the department/school/college of education of 24 such institutions in…
Descriptors: College Role, Cooperative Planning, Educational Administration, Educational Finance

Horn, Jerry G. – Rural Educator, 1996
Overviews factors influencing personnel evaluations and school improvement efforts in rural schools. Reports on a national study of elementary school teachers that revealed no relationship among personnel evaluations, student outcomes, and school improvement efforts. Suggests that school improvement programs include personnel evaluations that…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Horn, Jerry G. – 1988
This document describes the industrial decline in a small Midwestern town and its effect on education and the local economy. While some people refused to see a problem, others saw that the decline would continue until the town school closed and community services dwindled. The paper calls for new solutions to rural education and economic problems,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Resources, Community Services, Community Support
Horn, Jerry G. – 2000
This case study examines the history and current circumstances of education in East Feliciana Parish (Louisiana) in the context of its participation in the Delta Rural Systemic Initiative (RSI), which aims to improve science and mathematics achievement through systemic reform. This report describes the parish's history, demography, and economic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Education, Case Studies, Community Characteristics
Horn, Jerry G. – 2000
This case study examines the history and current circumstances of education in Humphreys County (Mississippi) in the context of its participation in the Delta Rural Systemic Initiative (RSI), which aims to improve science and mathematics achievement through systemic reform. This report describes the county's history, demography, and economic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Education, Case Studies, Community Characteristics
Horn, Jerry G. – 1985
Perceived negative aspects of teaching in rural areas, including personal and professional isolation, multiple subject preparation, etc., provide barriers to effective recruitment and retention of quality teachers. The predicted shortage of teachers will likely have a significant impact on an already competitive market for high quality, rural…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Job Satisfaction
Horn, Jerry G. – 1987
In 1986-87, Schools for Quality Education, an organization of some 80 small schools in Kansas, and the Center for Rural Education and Small Schools (College of Education, Kansas State University) jointly investigated the effectiveness of representative smaller schools serving rural areas in Kansas. The study, which was conducted in two phases,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Boards of Education, Community Attitudes
Horn, Jerry G. – 1987
Schools for Quality Education, an organization of some 80 small Kansas schools, and the Center for Rural Education and Small Schools (College of Education, Kansas State University) in 1986-87 jointly investigated the effectiveness of representative smaller schools serving Kansas's rural areas. Phase 1 identified the most important indicators of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Boards of Education, Community Attitudes