Recognizing that children are comfortable with television, a rural Maine school uses it to help students better their language skills. (Editor)

Campbell, Claiborne, Hancock, and Union counties have elected to meet their educational responsibilities through a cooperative. (NQ)

The test and retest reliability of a questionnaire on occupational prestige was investigated by replicating the Zambian study with a New Guinea population of high school students in rural and urban schools. Results showed high reliability of the instrument. (Author/EK)

The nature of music, education, and community, and the interactions among these three factors in nineteenth-century Kansas, were studied to determine the role and function of music education in a sociocultural context. (SR)

Surveyed rural-elementary school teachers in British Columbia to ascertain their perceptions of school-community relations and how this concept could/should be taught and/or strengthened in university preservice programs. (AH)

Examines issues under three categories: strategies and plans for desegregation in rural school districts and small towns; the complexity of policy making in Memphis, Chattanooga, and Nashville school districts; and the record of federal courts in Tennessee. (RH)

Rural education may be entering a renaissance after 60 years of neglect. Improvements include: multidistrict shared services with special attention given to exceptional persons; new delivery systems; more relevant training for school personnel; and effective dissemination of successfully established school practices. (CJ)

Provides suggestions for selection and use of media equipment and material. Tabular displays include an instructional design model, a media classifications layout, and a specifications chart. (AN)

The article describes both the advantages and disadvantages of living and teaching in a remote rural area, where the teacher must function as both teacher and janitor. (SB)

A study of individuals with disabilities who had exited rural (n=25) or urban (n=43) school systems, found the employment rate was 81.4% for urban subjects and 72% for rural subjects. Rural subjects were employed primarily in trade/industry, whereas urban subjects were employed in service occupations and trade/industry. (Author/CR)

Offers an answer from two educators concerning a question about funding reading programs in rural and small-town settings. Suggests eight resources and ideas that may be helpful in providing students with reading materials. (MG)

Notes that the role of counselors in rural schools, particularly small rural schools, is extremely different from that of guidance counselors in larger urban and suburban schools. Discusses differences as reflections of economic, social, and political realities that influence families, communities, and schools of rural America. (NB)

Drawing on 16 years of experience as only elementary school counselor in one rural school district, author describes how school counselor faced with problems of rural settings can become more efficient at handling the workload. Explains ways rural counselors can obtain needed skills that are difficult to find close to their settings. Describes…