ERIC Number: EJ325665
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1253
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Closing Small Schools, Or When is Small too Small?
Marshall, David G.
Education Canada, v25 n3 p10-16 Fall 1985
Examines two of the most common arguments for closing elementary schools--program and economy. Suggests that there are few program or instructional reasons for closing and that reduction of teaching staff is the most significant economic gain from closing. (LFL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Educational Facilities, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Multigraded Classes, One Teacher Schools, Politics of Education, Program Content, School Closing, Small Schools, Student Transportation, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Qualifications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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