A brief history of the Rural Education Association (REA) precedes a listing of presidents and publications of the REA under the different names and affiliations it has had since 1907. Yearly listings note 77 REA presidents and their institutional affiliations, as well as 23 presidents of the Division of County and Intermediate Unit Superintendents…

Traces the history of the one-room school in West Virginia from the 1750s to the 1970s. Describes teachers, buildings, curriculum, pupil and teacher rules of conduct, size advantages/disadvantages, length of school year, salaries, changes in school district size, evolution of transportation networks, and current status. (NEC)

The biographical sketch focuses on the early teaching career of Booker T. Washington at Tinkersville School in his hometown of Malden, West Virginia, from 1876-1878. Recollections of Washington's own education in Sunday school, the Tinkersville School, and Hampton Institute are included. (NEC)

We welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2014, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 28 to 30 of June, 2014. Education, as an important right in our contemporary world, began since we exist. Knowledge and skills were passed by adults to the young, and cultures began to extend their experiences through various…

Discusses the universal school: its expansion, whether it has meant progress, and some alleged failures of universal education. The author concludes that it has been generally successful in realizing the purposes that control it, but that it can be used to further aims that many people believe to be reactionary or evil or both. (CT)

Dunne (1978) suggested three major tasks of the 1980s which confront those concerned with rural issues: (1) basic research on small school problems, practices, and unique features; (2) curriculum and program development which builds on these features; and (3) elaboration and implementation of models for funding and regulating small schools.…

Reviews the decline in the number of U.S. one-room schools since 1930. Describes building characteristics, teacher qualifications, and student achievement at the remaining 837 one-room schools in 1984. Provides state statistics on the numbers of one-room schools in 1959, 1980, and 1984. (SV)

Examines English teaching practices in American rural schools from 1900-40, emphasizing schools in Iowa. Discusses the Country Life Movement, which proposed significant reforms for rural education and rural living. Surveys English teaching practices undertaken in its spirit. Concludes with an assessment of the movement and a discussion of its…

Constant change necessitates lifelong learning for those in the workforce, if they are not to fall behind in the skills and knowledge needed as their occupations evolve. Learning new skills and knowledge remains a part of life for those no longer in paid employment. Not only is learning essential in order to keep up with changing needs and…

Twenty essays on rural mass education by T'ao Hsing-Chih (1891-1946), one of China's most effective early exponents of mass-education movements, are provided. (DE)

So great has been the part that the folk high schools and their offspring, the agricultural schools, have had in the intellectual and economic development of rural Denmark that they are worthy of the closest study by those interested in the intellectual and economic improvement of the country's own rural population. The founders of these schools…

The article presents an historical review of specialized education for blind and visually impaired children in India and specifically addresses the issue of mainstreaming these students into integrated settings. Data and discussion of rural education projects and teacher training programs are outlined. (Author/DB)

Describes some of the experiences and insight of a retired educator in the southeast United States. Information was collected mostly through personal interview. (RKM)

The conclusion to the Impact Aid Usage controversy in the various states rests with Congress, which has the authority to amend Public Law 81-874 and the equalization process to ensure that financial inequalities are not thrust upon Indian-populated school districts located in rural and isolated areas experiencing extraordinary operating expenses.…