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See the Connections? Addressing Leadership and Supervision Challenges to Support Improved Student Achievement in a Small Rural School
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Hartman, Jenifer J. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2018
This case study was developed for educational leadership courses addressing supervision and school improvement. Various data are presented for students to analyze and identify key concerns at a low-performing, rural, racially diverse, K-8 school. It challenges leadership candidates to recognize interrelated problems and solutions in a school.…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Rural Schools, Academic Achievement, Instructional Leadership
The Development Desire of Non-English Major Teachers in Small Rural Primary Schools in Thailand: Participatory Action Research
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Doungprom, Usanee; Phusee-on, Songsak; Prachanant, Nawamin – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore some problems and desires of developing self-confidence in teaching English of non-English major teachers in rural small primary schools in Thailand with participatory action research. This study also aims to develop teacher's confidence in teaching English, enhance communicative competence and to assess…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Test Scores and the Rural School and Community Trust.
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Rural School and Community Trust, Washington, DC. – 2000
A number of studies suggests that the small size of many rural schools gives their students, especially the poorest, a leg up on academic achievement. This notion is supported by the standardized test results presented in this report, from a sample of the primarily small schools participating in the Rural School and Community Trust, a national…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations
Hart County Parent Involvement Project. Preliminary Report of Pre- and Post-Test with AEL's Level of Parent Involvement Questionnaire.
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Howley, Craig B.; Coe, Pam – 1989
In a demonstration of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's (AEL's) Community Partnership for School Improvement model, Hart County (Kentucky) community members and school representatives planned and implemented a school improvement project to increase parents' involvement in their children's education. In May 1988, 203 out of 625 questionnaires…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs, Parent Attitudes
Rural School Improvement: Bigger or Better?
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Hobbs, Daryl – Journal of State Government, 1988
Examines shared education perceptions regarding school effectiveness; expansion, operation, resources, test scores, and the role of schools in education. Questions traditional beliefs regarding school size and educational quality. Introduces new ideas created by innovation and reform. Examines rural education, employment and economic development…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
The Four-Day School Week: An Examination of Long-Term Student Achievement at the Middle and Secondary Levels
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Fagergren, Peter J. – Online Submission, 2003
Academic achievement under a four-day school week is compared to the traditional five-day school week. Test scores from the CAT [California Achievement Test], ITBS [Iowa Test of Basic Skills], TASK [Stanford Test of Academic Skills], SAT [Stanford Achievement Test], TAP [Tests of Academic Proficiency], and MAT [Metropolitan Achievement Test] were…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students, Secondary School Students