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Cousins, Jack – Rural Educator, 1984
Describes nine of Colorado's smallest rural elementary school communities. Shows how they fall into six community types (agricultural, rural industrial, stable recreational, ranching/railroad, rural commuter, loosely structured/isolated). Notes the interdependence of rural schools and their communities. Explains how the idea of school as community…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Study, Elementary Education