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Download full textHedlund, Dalva E. – 1996
This paper examines the meaning of "rural" in rural education research and the relationship of this meaning to the research project's design and purpose. In traditional, comparative research designs, "rural" becomes a part of research that involves or implies comparisons with the nonrural. In contrast, emergent, interpretive…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Context Effect, Cultural Context, Educational Research
Baker, Victoria J. – 1991
Schools in Australian Aboriginal communities are pulled between an educational model that stresses cultural pride and preservation and one that emphasizes uniformity of education to prepare Aboriginal students for a place in the dominant society. The tension between these objectives is seen in these case studies of schools in two remote Queensland…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Community Influence, Community Problems, Cultural Isolation
Beach, Betty A. – 1996
This paper recommends that rural education researchers adopt an ecological approach that acknowledges both family and community influences on child development and school outcomes. Although rural researchers have generated useful information about children, few studies have provided a full portrayal of rural children's lives. A fundamental…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Community Influence, Context Effect
Hoyal, Digby – 1994
This paper addresses the shortage of physicians providing medical services to rural communities in Queensland, Australia. Queensland is the fastest growing Australian state, but it has the lowest ratio of total doctors to population. Data indicate there may be twice as many patients per rural doctor compared with the city, which represents a…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Influence, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Work Relationship
Capper, Colleen – 1990
This comparative study explored community influences on leadership and educational reform in representative school districts located in low socioeconomic class, culturally diverse communities. The study compared outcomes of one state's efforts to educate disabled preschool children (ages 3-5) in school districts in low socioeconomic settings with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Community Influence
Schmidt, Gene L. – 1983
After an introductory section which points out that the responsibility of small and rural schools is to provide all children with a quality education, and that Boards of Education must decide what is best for all children in the community, the paper briefly describes 16 exemplary programs involving cooperation between school districts. The…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Community Influence, Cooperative Programs, Decision Making
