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Download full textSurface, Jeanne – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
The purpose of the study was to make a qualitative assessment of the impact of school consolidation on several rural Nebraska communities that have recently lost their schools. This research uses a multiple-case study design with interviews conducted in three Nebraska communities. The data from this research fell into four broad themes: social…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Qualitative Research, Rural Schools, School Closing
Grady, Marilyn L.; Bryant, Miles T. – Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 1991
Interviews with educators and community members in a very small rural Nebraska school district suggested causes for the district's exceptionally high superintendent turnover rate: low salary and status, lack of challenge, use of the position as a stepping stone, declining economy and population, community transition, and the superintendent's…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Turnover
Peer reviewedBryant, Miles T.; Grady, Marilyn L. – Research in Rural Education, 1990
Examines 3 stabilizing principles of small town organization that are intertwined with the survival of local schools: (1) centripetalism (inwardly focused community involvement); (2) inclusiveness of local associations and activities; and (3) distinctive identity. Discusses the effects of state pro-consolidation policies on rural economic…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Characteristics, Community Involvement
Abel, J. F. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1923
The rural school project of the continental United States consists in educating over 18 million young people between the ages of 5 and 20 who live in small towns and villages, or in the open country. The 300,000 or more schools classified as rural enrolled nearly 12.5 million pupils in 1920, employed 425,00 teachers, supervisors, and principals,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Resource Allocation, Rural Schools, School Size
