Concerns are cited regarding definitional, identification, and programing issues for emotionally disturbed students in rural Alaskan schools. Problems with the current state definition include its vagueness, reliance on noneducational experts, and implications that psychological or psychiatric treatment is necessary. Lack of resource room…

SEVENTEEN BOOKS AND OTHER GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOURCES PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1941 AND 1966 ARE LISTED, PLUS 34 UNDATED MASTER'S THESES AVAILABLE FROM TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. THE MATERIALS DEAL WITH POPULATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND EDUCATION FACTORS IN THE UPPER CUMBERLAND REGION OF TENNESSEE. (DK)

The University of Georgia was awarded the distinguished achievement award for its development and implementation of an inservice program in mathematics for elementary teachers. Recognition awards were given to (1) Oregon College of Education for its Program in Elementary Teacher Preparation designed to cope with the problems of repetition of…

The Kimberly Guidance Program is an example of the type of program that can be implemented in a small rural school district. Teachers aid the counselor by introducing career development units in their classrooms. The main goal of the program is to develop a model of a guidance program to serve students in grades K-12 that is developmental in…

The purpose of this system is to teach high school students basic principles and processes of electric arc welding. Safety features are stressed. The student generally follows a three-step sequence: 1) he views one of the eight demonstration films; 2) he works through a corresponding unit of programed material; and 3) he practices the aspects of…

Reports responses of 693 teachers to the Survey of Supervisory Practices in four rural, central Pennsylvania school districts. Finds six statistically significant factors that are related to teachers' perceptions of the helpfulness of supervison in the improvement of their classroom instruction. (NEC)

A humorous examination of research on effects of institution size on pupil progress reveals evidentiary and inferential errors, naivete, intellectual puritanism, and rational extravagance. Revised, reinterpreted, and confirmed by two new studies, the literature shows a near-unanimous finding: the smaller unit definitely is superior to the larger…

Describes the author's experiences as a student in a one-room school accommodating grades one through eight. The lone teacher employed a style that maintained excellent discipline, fostered self-confidence in the students, drew significant lessons from everyday experience, and developed the whole person. (PGD)

Describes the technology of interactive television and shows how it can be effectively used in small, rural districts to allow students to have access to more instructional programs. It allows students to be taught in a normal manner with teacher/student interaction through the use of television. (MD)

Outlines the school-business partnership developed by Funkstown Elementary School (Hagerstown, Maryland) with Maryland Ribbon Company. Includes a list of points to consider when developing such a relationship. (MD)

How a small Missouri school district developed a plan for computer use within the district and found funding sources to purchase both hardware and software. (MLF)

Surveyed superintendents (N=16) and school psychologists (N=18) to explore the impact of perceived environmental demands on the roles and job satisfaction of the school psychologist in rural school systems. Results indicated that those who performed boundary-spanning functions are more satisfied with their jobs and more influential in determining…

Describes the National Assessment of Educational Progress Model and outlines and advocates its application in research on rural social studies. Notes its usefulness in assessment situations. Explains how the model will produce data descriptive of a target population and will permit the comparison of local and national results. (SB)

Critiquing arguments from the "small school" movement in cities such as New York and Chicago, this paper provides a basis for making sense of the apparent divergence in policies governing schooling structures in rural and urban places. Its interpretation examines the way the urban small schools movement works to valorize (and hence draw support…