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Raze, Nasus – 1985
Drawing on information from 15 sources, this literature review discusses advantages/disadvantages of small schools and summarizes practices for both rural and urban small schools to follow to maintain educational quality despite dwindling enrollments and resources. Small school disadvantages in the areas of staff, instructional program, and…
Descriptors: Community Support, Comparative Analysis, Educational Cooperation, Educational Quality
Block, Alan W. – 1983
This review summarizes and analyzes the body of research on the characteristics of effective schools in addition to early input-output research, which implied that the determinants of student achievement lay chiefly outside the control of the schools. Chapter 1 discusses patterns in the results of input-output studies, including research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Community Support, Educational Administration
