Examined perceptions of 75 rural principals, 75 superintendents, 75 school board presidents, and 75 teachers of competencies for which the rural secondary school principal should be held responsible. Subjects completed a 60-item questionnaire categorized into 12 general areas. Differences between perceptions and what actually exist were also…

Describes the institution, operation, and ultimate failure of a completely elective, ungraded minicourse system in a rural high school. (DD)

Describes the involvement of a high school English teacher in an isolated and poor county in West Virginia with the West Virginia Writing Project and how she was able to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones. (SR)

A survey of 455 special education teachers in 17 Appalachian Georgia counties examined characteristics, reasons for dropping out, and unmet school needs of disabled dropouts. The average dropout was a 16-year-old white male who was entering the ninth grade and who had not previously been employed. Implications for dropout prevention are discussed.…

Finds no relationships between school district size and academic achievement in Maine's eighth grade students. Provides evidence that school systems within single level jurisdiction vary in the level of pupil achievement produced. Reports positive significant relationship that better qualified teachers are associated with larger school systems.…

Recounts a teacher's speech to graduating seniors after they had spent four years as her students. (SRT)

Describes Learn Alaska, an electronic educational system run jointly by the University of Alaska and the state Department of Education. Explains use of teleconferencing, videotex, teletext, and software teledelivery. (JM)

Factors affecting the resources and service delivery in rural schools center on financial aspects (including high transportation costs and lower eligibility for vocational education funds) and human factors (such as smaller district size and lower population density and fewer and less varied occupational alternatives). Recommendations are offered…

Designed to provide online resources for upper secondary students studying for the Higher School certificate (HSC), the NSW HSC Online Project aims to make quality resources easily accessible to rural and regional users in New South Wales (Australia). The project is a collaborative venture of Charles Sturt University and the New South Wales…

Some of the consequences of providing greater educational opportunity for members of the lower class in a small rural community in Jamaica are examined. (FF)

Describes how the author worked with some rural Texas school districts to help plan and implement career guidance programs. A plan for developing an exemplary career guidance model for rural youth is also discussed. (CT)

Discusses agricultural education programs of Pennsylvania farm cooperatives where youth learn how to be leaders through projects, tours, classroom presentations, and local and state institutes. (JOW)

This article describes a study that analyzes elementary and secondary teachers' and administrators' perceptions of the organizational climate of their school systems. (PD)

Explains how interactive television is expanding course offerings in two remote, sparsely populated Northern Michigan school districts (Cheboygan and Mackinaw City), how interactive television works, and how the programs were made operational in less than two years. Offers reflections about the program and plans for expansion. (NEC)

The Exemplary Individualized Learning Center at a small Idaho junior and senior high school serves as the basis for discussing the problem of integrating new technology into rural education. (LS)