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Direct linkChernogorov, Aleksandr – Russian Education and Society, 2005
Almost fifty years ago, in the Cossack town of Grigoropolisskaia, Stavropol Krai, the first student production brigade was formed, a successful model on which to develop similar rural agricultural production schools throughout Russia. The student brigade constitutes a multifaceted school in which youngsters can learn how to work, govern, become…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Agricultural Education, Vocational Education
Peer reviewedLee, David C. – Integrated Education, 1983
Examines allegations of discrimination (against Jews), bias (against rural students), and corruption (favoring the rich and well-connected) in the admissions practices of Soviet universities. (CMG)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Anti Semitism, Educational Discrimination, Equal Education
Peer reviewedGajanayake, Stanley – Integrated Education, 1983
Reviews educational concerns in Sri Lanka, including the dropout rate, children who have never enrolled in schools, inequalities between urban and rural schools, the elitist nature of university education, and higher education's affirmative action area quota system for the ethnic majority. (CMG)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKoech, M. Kipkorir – Integrated Education, 1983
Considers the factors which lead to better educational opportunities for urban students in Kenya than for rural students. They include better equipment, well-trained teachers, the use of English as the language of instruction, lower fees, and the earlier introduction of curricular innovations and changes. (CMG)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disadvantaged, Educational Discrimination, Educational Opportunities
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Planning Services Branch. – 1990
This paper on teacher hiring for 1989-90 addresses differences among the geographic regions of the province of Alberta, as well as the differences between the urban and rural school boards regarding the proportion of new teachers on staff, teacher turnover, teacher vacancies, teacher recruitment, teacher mobility, teacher hiring by specialty…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Faculty Mobility
Spring, G. J. – 1992
This paper demonstrates how jointly planned activities can provide an integrated system in bridging the quality gap between urban and rural education in Australia. A national communications policy and delivery system would provide a cost-effective way of improving services to rural areas. Rural schools and colleges can be transformed by developing…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communications, Delivery Systems, Educational Cooperation
MacAulay, Desmond, Ed. – Quest 38, 1984
Girls are only one of several groups that governments in Australia, as in other parts of the world, have recognized as suffering educational disadvantage. The problems of other groups are clear-cut and appropriate action plainly indicated. But in the case of girls, the causes are far more complex, entrenched in society, and education systems have…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Opportunities
