Discussion of problems associated with designing instructional programs for rural, sparsely populated school districts is illustrated with examples of educational planning in Jefferson County, Florida. The county is characterized by a diminishing agrarian economy, poverty, a 75% black school enrollment, and educational disadvantagement. Factors to…

The importance for rural Chinese schools to train laborers in socialist consciousness and culture is emphasized. (DE)

Educational reforms since the Cultural Revolution are described. A comparison between education in the city and countryside is included. (DE)

Describes a small (305 students in K-12) school district in Iowa and its relationship to its community. (IRT)

In New York State, the 24 brightest fifth and sixth graders from Avon, Caledonia, and York participated in a project funded by Title IV minigrants, distributed through BOCES. The children were bussed to a central point and permitted to study whatever they wished; Spanish was the first subject selected. (EJS)

Seniors in all 13 school districts of a rural county in central New York participated in a survey in which they were asked which of their needs the community and the schools were meeting. Tables present information on the needs the students feel are not being met. (Author/IRT)

Advocates the use of radio and audio cassette recorders to meet the needs of the Indonesian educational system, i.e., for rural education, to widen educational opportunities, improve the quality of education, and to train people for employment. (JEG)

A cooperative experiment among Pennsylvania rural communities and the University of Delaware and La Salle College, this course ("Re-Emerging Issues in Social Welfare: The Rural and Small Community") was developed to expose urban students to a rural environment and to utilize rural educational resources. (JC)

The particular needs and problems of rural community colleges and technical colleges are discussed, and efforts of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) to improve the situation are reported. (LBH)

An elementary school program based on the principle that learning about life in the eighteenth century, when man's dependence on himself and the land was more direct, can lead to a better understanding of the life-styles of today. (JD)

Explains a strategy for the design and development of instructional programs for educational television in developing nations using a modified version of the Shannon-Weaver Communication Model. Highlights include design strategy, manner of presentation, and stages of program development. The importance of making materials realistic and culturally…

Discusses the Rural Education and Agriculture Program (REAP) in Belize, a program which attempts to develop positive attitudes towards agriculture and influence young people to remain in rural Belize and engage in agricultural work. Examines factors that have contributed to the program's success. (GEA)

Teachers in a rural Canadian school were surveyed about their perceptions of the characteristics of disadvantage. Teachers saw disadvantaged students as environmentally deficient children. (RB)

Finds no relationships between school district size and academic achievement in Maine's eighth grade students. Provides evidence that school systems within single level jurisdiction vary in the level of pupil achievement produced. Reports positive significant relationship that better qualified teachers are associated with larger school systems.…

Recounts a teacher's speech to graduating seniors after they had spent four years as her students. (SRT)