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Exploring How the Rural Schooling Experience of Indiana High School Students Informs Perceptions, Beliefs, and Attitudes about Postsecondary Aspirations
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Pence, Lori G. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to explore the rural schooling experience of ten high school students attending a small high school located in a rural county in Indiana regarding college and postsecondary aspirations. Specifically, do they have a positive, negative, or neutral view of college? Who or what is influencing their perceptions, values,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Rural Schools, Student Experience, Educational Experience
What Indiana School Board Members Look for when Hiring a Superintendent
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Orr, Leonard – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine whether there are any differences in what school board members look for in the areas of personal characteristics and professional skills when hiring a superintendent. A sample population of school board members who were serving at a school that had an opening for a superintendent during the…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Small Schools, Rural Schools, Personnel Selection
Small School Districts: An Asset to Education.
Kidd, Kenneth – Spectrum, 1986
Presents some of the arguments and reviews the research on small school districts. Based on experiences in Indiana, contends that consolidated school superiority is exaggerated. With proper planning and innovation, small schools can effectively share human, material, and financial resources. Eighteen references are provided. (MLF)
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Schools, School District Reorganization
Teaching in a Time Machine: The "Make-Do" Mentality in Small-Town Schools.
Cole, Bob – Phi Delta Kappan, 1988
Half of all 16,023 U.S. school districts are both small and rural. In a decade of nationwide reform, these "forgotten" school districts must fight for survival rather than substantive reform. Teachers in rural Indiana cannot rely on principals for instructional leadership nor on each other for professional enrichment. Includes four…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Low Income States
Small School, Giant Dream: A Year of Hoosier High School Hoopla.
Moscowitz, Raymond – 1990
This book tells the story of the 1989-90 basketball season at Northfield High School, a small rural school in Wabash County, Indiana. That year, Steve McClure began his fourth season as varsity basketball coach at Northfield with a 56-14 record. For McClure, basketball was more than team play; basketball was an integral part of personal growth for…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Basketball, Community Support
Rural Renaissance: Revitalizing Small High Schools. Bulletin, 1961, No. 11. OE-36003
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Ford, Edmund A. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
The latest available statistics for 1958-59 indicate there were 8,084 small schools and that they had enrolled in them 1,650,000 pupils. It is a matter of conjecture how much these figures will be reduced in the next 10 years, but there is considerable doubt that the reduction will be a truly significant one. In any event the current figures are…
Descriptors: Educational History, Rural Schools, High Schools, Small Schools