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Loucaides, Constantinos A.; Chedzoy, Sue M.; Bennett, Neville – Health Education Research, 2004
This study attempted to examine differences in physical activity levels between urban and rural primary school children. The sample consisted of 256 Greek-Cypriot children and their parents from two schools representing urban areas and three schools representing rural areas. Children's activity levels were assessed for 4 weekdays in the winter and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
David Cloud – ProQuest LLC, 2005
This study was designed to examine the associations and differences that exist in the NCE scores of students on the "Terranova" portion of the Tennessee Comprehensive Exam, as well as the possible influence of variables such as initial scores, grade level, gender, and free or reduced lunch status. The population consisted of a stable…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Instructional Program Divisions
Maloney, Catherine; Sheehan, Daniel; Rainey, Katie – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2010
In 2007, the Texas Legislature (80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2007) authorized the creation of the Texas Rural Technology (R-Tech) Pilot program, which provides $8 million in funding to support rural districts in implementing technology-based supplemental education programs. In order to be eligible for funding, districts must have…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Laptop Computers, Summer Schools, Administrator Role
Inverness Research, 2008
Inverness Research studied the American Museum of Natural History's (AMNH) Seminars on Science program for eight years, from its inception in 1998 to 2006. This paper presents teacher survey ratings for "The Link between Dinosaurs and Birds", along with profiles of three teachers who took the course. Course takers report on the annual…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Museums, Seminars, Online Courses
Maloney, Catherine; Sheehan, Daniel; Whipple, Allyson – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2008
Recognizing the challenges rural districts face in providing broad curricular offerings and supplemental educational services to students, in 2007, the 80th Texas Legislature authorized the creation of a pilot program designed to provide technology-based supplemental educational services to rural school districts that show an overall academic need…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Distance Education
Storer, John H. – 1992
This document consists of a facilitator's guide and related materials for implementing a program that teaches social, communication, and study skills to middle school and junior high school students. The goal of the program, which incorporates peer tutoring, is the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse. This program was developed in Iowa to address…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making Skills, Early Adolescents
McSwan, D., Ed.; McShane, M., Ed. – 1994
This proceedings contains approximately 100 conference papers and workshop summaries on rural health, education, and community development. The majority of the papers are concerned with conditions in rural Australia; about 20 examine rural issues in the United States; while a smaller number cover Canada, New Zealand, and European countries. A…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Howley, Craig; Harmon, Hobart – 1996
This report presents selected results of a national study of school districts operating at least one K-12 unit school. Of the 706 districts operating unit schools, 157 districts in 27 states responded to the survey. The majority of respondents (106) were superintendents of one-school districts, that is, districts in which the K-12 unit school was…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Distance Education, Educational Practices
Castleman, Jacquelyn B. – 1996
This practicum reports on the creation of a professional development school (PDS) designed to improve field experiences for early childhood education majors at a rural private college. The goal of the project was to increase the number of qualified teachers at a local primary school who would be willing to participate in the supervision of student…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperating Teachers, Cooperative Programs, Educational Improvement
SSTA Research in Brief, 1995
Interviews with 12 principals of K-12 schools in rural Saskatchewan examined practices enacted in 1992-93 to lessen the effects of the farm economic crisis on students. A seven-section literature review describes the financial, personal, family, and community components of the farm crisis in Canada and the United States and provides an overview of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Problems
Slacks, John R. – 1938
This textbook was written in 1938 to acquaint beginning teachers with practices related to teaching in one-room schools and with the values and expectations of rural communities. The book points out the differences between the work of rural teachers and that of teachers in a town school. For example, teachers in one-room schools are required to…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational History, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Lowth, Frank James – 1936
Written in 1936, this book overviews the guiding objectives, essential principles of school practices, and general teaching procedures of rural education. The book served not only as a reference concerning the many problems of rural teaching, but also was used as a textbook for preparing rural school teachers. Part 1 overviews problems of rural…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Facilities, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Schatzman, Susan – 1995
An 18-month model distance learning program for rural middle and secondary school math and science teachers was developed by University of California Berkeley Extension in partnership with California rural educators. The program aimed to provide access to professional development for relatively isolated rural teachers in Del Norte, Humboldt, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Uses in Education, Course Descriptions, Distance Education
Clegg, Luther Bryan, Ed. – 1997
This book relates the experiences of students and teachers who spent their days in one- and two-room schoolhouses in West Texas during the first half of the 20th century. The book is based on interviews with 77 people and is divided into two sections: student recollections and teachers' memories. Former students reflect on school facilities, the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Life
DeYoung, Alan J. – 1991
This monograph draws on case studies of school-community partnership projects in four rural southeastern school districts in order to elaborate a thorough description of school contextual factors in the rural Southeast. In 1986, Appalachia Educational Labaoratory (AEL), one of nine federally funded research and development laboratories, received…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Context Effect, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged