A RESEARCH SURVEY IS DESCRIBED WHICH EXAMINES THE TEACHER'S ROLE IN THE SMALL RURAL SCHOOL AS IT IS PERCEIVED BY PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN SMALL RURAL SCHOOLS, BY FACULTY MEMBERS IN COLLEGES AND DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, AND BY TEACHER TRAINING STUDENTS IN FIVE STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE WESTERN STATES SMALL SCHOOLS PROJECT.…

The author describes the Cuban escuelas en el campo (schools in the countryside) and discusses them as models for developing nations. (IRT)

For years rural schools have survived by solving their problems with cooperation, experimentation, and flexibility, the qualities urban and suburban schools are being urged to adopt in confronting their current problems. (Author/IRT)

Describes the determination of a cadre training school in Kwangtung Province to (1) reestablish revolutionary teaching and offset the counterrevolutionary revisionism of Lin Piao, (2) develop agricultural production, and (3) build new dormitories. (AV)

Surveys typical challenges, problems, and rewards facing principals in small rural schools by profiling two principals who administer five schools in northern Vermont. The schools have a combined population of 400 students in grades from kindergarten through eighth grade. (PGD)

Some of the most impressive practices in teaching had their beginnings in rural schools and include open education, learning centers, peer tutoring, partner learning, mainstreaming, core curriculum, individualized instruction, acceleration, and minimum competency. (BRR)

Turnover rates for rural and urban school psychologists in Virginia were determined for the years 1977-78 through 1979-80. The turnover rate for rural school psychologists is four times the rate for urban school psychologists. Remaining psychologists were more likely than those who left to have been raised in nonurban communities. (Author/ABB)

Examines a rural principal's job minute by minute, focusing on the countless problems of varying importance that fill the work day. Explains the importance of the principalship and how the principal provides warmth, respect, freedom, and success to people. (SB)

Although education in rural communities is an important priority, in many cases, electricity is not available to support rural educational activities. Renewable energy systems present a reasonable solution to support activities such as lighting, computers, telecommunications, and distance learning. There are certain factors and criteria that need…

Description of an island elementary school with one pupil. (SP)

Project IMPACT means "Individualized Media Program and Classroom Teaching, a federally funded, media-oriented program aimed at upgrading public education in a part of Appalachia. (LS)