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Peer reviewedBarker, Bruce; Muse, Ivan – Research in Rural Education, 1986
Traces decline of one-room schools from 24,000 in 1959 to about 840 today. Reports findings from 1984 survey of 643 surviving one-room schools in Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota, California, and Wyoming. Includes data on enrollments, teacher qualifications and responsibilities, student achievement, and school facilities/equipment. (NEC)
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, One Teacher Schools
Muse, Ivan; And Others – 1985
Academic and social performance of 204 high school students who had attended one-teacher rural elementary schools in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Montana was investigated to determine if small school students were disadvantaged in a larger high school setting. Data gathered by questionnaires from students, school administrators, and counselors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
