This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2018), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (WIARS). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human…

When writing instructors use form (essay form) based upon state testing standards on the state rubric to guide students in writing, they may be teaching form to limit higher level thinking content (Albertson, 2004). Instructors may not feel confident enough in their teaching of writing for high-stakes' testing; therefore, they may instruct…

Presents four short examples of writing by rural students from West Virginia, exploring situations and describing settings unknown to most city folk. (SR)

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2013, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1 to 3 of June. Education, in a global sense, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the…

A new project, designed by educators in Minnesota, will develop, evaluate, and disseminate model procedures for integrating new information and communications technologies into precollege instruction in rural areas. Consortia of small rural schools using interactive telecommunications will serve as pilot sites for developing and assessing the…

The purpose of this article is to encourage teachers, principals, therapists, and others in rural education to recognize and share the gold mine of solutions and successes they can offer and to begin by developing networks through which they can share their practices and solutions. (Author)

Discusses implementation of tech prep in rural areas and notes that relatively little research has been done on behalf of small town schools. Teachers' comments regarding tech prep implementation provide additional insight into the situation. (JOW)

The article describes a program to help rural secondary students identified as emotionally and/or mildly mentally handicapped. (CL)

For use by teachers, administrators, and counselors in working with rural secondary students who are ineligible for special services, the Unsatisfactory Grade Adjustment Plan (UGAP) is described as a conference tool for charting and pinpointing student behaviors leading to unsatisfactory grades. (JW)

The tech prep program at Swansea High School in South Carolina was recognized as the best program in the Southeast by the U.S. Department of Education. The high school is involved in the Southern Regional Education Board's "High Schools that Work" program. (JOW)

As part of her Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education course, Anne Maree Lonsdale was asked to imagine how issues the Social Contexts of Secondary Education class was reading about and discussing impact upon the work of teachers. To that end, students were asked to think deeply about one of the topics addressed in the semester, and to frame a…

Reports the results of a successful reading project which reduced the drop-out rate and increased the reading levels of high school students in Tolleson, Arizona. (RB)

Contents of this report focus on the history and activities of the Education Improvement Project (EIP), a branch of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Through innovative and coordinated programs, the Project seeks to improve education for the disadvantaged. Reports include the Education Improvement Projects of Nashville, Durham,…

A description of the Telescundaria program designed to offer secondary education to Mexican youth in small, scattered villages via television. (JY)

Discusses problems confronting universal rural education in the secondary grades including a lack of resources, inadequate numbers of schools, limited instructional materials, and teachers with specialized training for rural education programs. (MB)