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Direct linkJohnson, Jerry; Ohlson, Matthew A.; Shope, Shane – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
In this descriptive and comparative study, we present results highlighting the complexity and scope of the challenges facing rural districts as they navigate the changing demographics of the students and families they serve. Rapid increases in the number and concentration of racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse students in rural areas…
Descriptors: Demography, Social Change, Population Trends, Rural Areas
Peer reviewedHuebner, E. Scott; And Others – Rural Educator, 1986
In a survey of 169 rural school psychologists, the major barrier to effective educational assessment was perceived to be inadequate special education program options. Other perceived barriers were inadequate adaptive behavior measures, inadequate time for evaluations, and bias shown toward a child based on knowledge of other family members. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Bias, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedChavez, Janice A.; And Others – Rural Educator, 1987
Special education teachers in rural and urban areas in California were asked to rate their present skill level and desired skill level for 13 bilingual special education teaching competencies. Both groups desired higher skills in all competencies, and both selected parent training skills as competencies they most desired to gain. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Burton, Louise F.; And Others – 1990
In the northern high desert region of San Bernardino County (California), about half of special education teachers do not hold special education credentials. In September 1988, the Desert-Mountain Rural Training Program began to provide appropriate training to uncredentialed special education teachers in this sparsely populated area. The program…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Distance Education, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textChurchill, Lisa R.; Jensen, Mary C.; Cepello, Michelle – 2001
California State University, Chico, and 47 rural school districts in northeastern California collaborate on an on-the-job teacher preparation program designed to alleviate the shortage of qualified special education teachers and reduce teacher isolation. The university provides televised or Web-based courses, regional supervision, and separate…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
GATE: A Model Project for Implementing a Program for Gifted and Talented Education in Rural Schools.
Humphrey, Margaret; Loftus, Linda – 1979
The handbook provides a model for beginning and operating programs for talented/gifted students in rural schools, K-12, based on a program developed in Shasta County, California, in 1976-77 and disseminated nationwide in 1978-79. The model produces individualized programs planned by a committee composed of the student, classroom teacher(s),…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Committees, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education
