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Demographic Changes in Rural America and the Implications for Special Education Programming: A Descriptive and Comparative Analysis
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Johnson, Jerry; Ohlson, Matthew A.; Shope, Shane – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
In this descriptive and comparative study, we present results highlighting the complexity and scope of the challenges facing rural districts as they navigate the changing demographics of the students and families they serve. Rapid increases in the number and concentration of racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse students in rural areas…
Descriptors: Demography, Social Change, Population Trends, Rural Areas
Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day: School Leaders Who Are Making Equity a Reality
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Peterkin, Robert; Jewell-Sherman, Deborah; Kelley, Laura; Boozer, Leslie – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This book demonstrates through case studies and expert analyses the impressive educational gains children can make when the best educational research, policy, and practice are aligned. This volume is a valuable resource to aspiring leaders, educational researchers, and current practitioners and a must-read for anyone who cares about the public…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Strategic Planning, Public Schools, Equal Education
A Case Study: Where Can We Put All the Students?
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Zumeta, William – Thought & Action, 1996
Planning for higher education in Washington State is described, including the structure of higher education, the state board's master plan, and progress to date in implementing that plan in a context of rapid and unforeseen economic and political change. Issues discussed include tuition trends, student financial aid, and task force recommendations…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Demography, Educational Change, Educational Demand
POPULATION TRENDS AND EDUCATIONAL CHANGE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
MILLER, VINCENT A.; SCHMID, CALVIN F. – 1960
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POPULATION CHANGES IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON WERE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE RELATIONSHIPS TO AND INFLUENCES UPON PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL TRENDS, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO PHYSICAL FACILITIES, CURRICULUMS, STAFF, FINANCES, AND ADMINISTRATION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY, THE STATE WAS GROUPED INTO LOGICAL AND…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Demography, Ecological Factors, Educational Change
Lessons on Leadership: A Study of Distributed Leadership in Washington State. Research Report #10
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Washington School Research Center, 2007
As traditionally structured, American schools, in general, have found it more difficult to educate some students than others. In Washington State, as in most other states, the single best predictor of student achievement at the school level is the percentage of students on free or reduced (f/r) lunch status (Abbott & Joireman, 2001). This fact…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Adult Learning
Faculty Questionnaire for Future Planning: Results.
Burns, James A. – 1979
Members of the faculty and administration at Western Washington University (WWU) were surveyed in 1978 in an effort to discover trends that could affect the university by the year 2000. The response rate was 32 percent for faculty and 49 percent for administrators. The first section of the survey concerns general trends: economic (inflation,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Faculty, College Housing