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Instructional Leadership: Training Needs for Nonurban Educators.
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Johnson, William L; Snyder, Karolyn J. – Rural Educator, 1988
Draws on over 50 studies of effective schools to determine the role of effective administrators in school improvement planning, staff development, program development, and school assessment. Summarizes survey responses of 200 nonurban administrators concerning their desires for additional training in areas of instructional leadership. Contains 20…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role
Multi-Age Grouping: The One Room School Revisited?
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Shaeffer, Margaret B.; Hook, James G. – Rural Educator, 1996
Addresses the benefits of multiage grouping of primary students in small, rural schools. Reports on a survey indicating that 20 of 49 school districts in a rural state employed multiage grouping. Stresses the importance of considering child development when implementing multiage grouping, and concludes that multiage grouping may be the future of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Perceptions of Teachers on Inclusion in Four Rural Midwest School Districts.
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Martin, Barbara N.; Johnson, Judy A.; Ireland, Helen; Claxton, Kathy – Rural Educator, 2003
A literature review suggests that teachers' attitudes strongly influence the success of inclusion programs and that training can affect those attitudes. Surveys of 110 rural Midwest K-12 special and regular education teachers found that most regular education teachers did not want special education students in their classrooms and saw few benefits…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Regular and Special Education Relationship