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Andrae, Annika – 1974
Traditionally Sweden's educational system has been highly centralized; physical characteristics, administrative factors, and teacher qualifications have been generally standardized as have curriculums, though local implementation has been afforded considerable freedom. In 1971 the upper secondary school (9-12) consolidated three previously…
Descriptors: Centralization, Demography, Distance, Educational Policy
Tierney, Michael T. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1983
Details the history of Big Laurel, West Virginia from 1918-1941, 1941-1965, and 1965-1983, noting the effects on education of events in all three periods. Describes the opening, closing, consolidation, and reopening of community schools, and the construction, development, philosophy, and curriculum of the new Big Laurel School. (SB)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Education, Community Involvement
Download full textO'Fallon, O. K.; And Others – 1974
The Invitational Small Schools Conference, held November 1973 in Tennessee, was the starting point in launching the Small Schools Task Force. The primary objectives of this task force are to identify needs and priorities of small schools in Tennessee, to provide leadership for the development of pre- and inservice education programs for small…
Descriptors: Administrators, Conference Reports, Demography, Economics
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1980
The goals of a rural and small schools conference held in December, 1980 in Austin, Texas are to link the region's educators who are concerned with rural and small schools at both state and local levels with current research and resources and to identify needs of rural and small schools in the region (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico,…
Descriptors: Achievement, Ancillary School Services, Definitions, Demography
Vaughan, Marianne, Comp.; And Others – 1989
The five states of the Southwest--Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas--represent great diversity in economies, politics, educational settings, and resources. Despite this diversity, research indicates that rural small schools are concerned about the same issues as education as a whole. The purpose of this report is to present the…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Climate, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance
Muse, Ivan; And Others – 1987
Written for educators, legislators, and the general public, this monograph is a resource for better understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the one-teacher school. The material is designed to inspire more confidence in the quality of education possible in rural America and to reinforce recognition that most schools--regardless of size--can…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Educational Facilities
Young, Raymond J.; And Others – 1985
An exemplary $20,000 study, funded by the Washington state legislature in 1985, permitted nine small rural farm-oriented school districts in Whitman County to determine the need for and possible options of collaboration and cooperation. The study embodied major components that could serve as a model for similar planning efforts. The study was…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Ancillary School Services, Citizen Participation, Community Characteristics
