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Download full textDaly, Carson, Ed.; Stern, Joyce D., Ed. – 1989
This collection features 11 papers from a national symposium on rural education. The papers are consistent in noting that while there are common elements among all schools regardless of location, rural schools operate within a unique context. Several papers address the diversity of rural locales and the challenges educators face in such locales.…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Areas
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Appalachian Center. – 1987
The four conceptual/academic themes for the Second Annual University of Kentucky Conference on Appalachia were: School-Community Relationships; Economic Development through Education; Politics of Democratic Empowerment; and Politics of Literacy. Other session topics included: Successful Dropout Programs in Appalachia; Innovative Programs and…
Descriptors: Appalachian Studies, Cultural Background, Dropouts, Educational Change
National Rural Education Association, Fort Collins, CO. – 1987
The purpose of this forum was the assessment of how well current research is meeting the needs of rural educators. Individual papers presented at the forum are "Learning To Find the 'Niches': Rural Education and Vitalizing Rural Communities" by Daryl Hobbs with commentary by Richard Tulikangas; "Effective Rural Schools: Where Are We? Where Are We…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Development, Educational Finance, Educational Research
Parmley, Fran, Ed. – 1987
This collection of conference papers covers various aspects of rural education in changing times. The conference focused on changes and innovations in rural education and on reasons why rural educators can be optimistic. The proceedings report includes brief papers and workshop summaries on topics ranging from rural public relations to…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedMatulich, Loretta – Community and Junior College Journal, 1981
Reports on the COMBASE Conference (Portland, Oregon, September 18, 1980), which addressed the relationships among community development, the community college, and the public. Outlines the conference's mission and the problems and needs assessed by urban, suburban, and suburban-rural study groups. (CAM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Dropouts, Needs Assessment
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1945
This booklet contains the proceedings of a 1944 conference on rural education held in the White House with Mrs. Roosevelt participating. The conference prepared a Charter of Education for Rural Children, which opens the booklet, containing 10 educational rights of the rural child. Speakers addressed the background of the conference, the makeup of…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Improvement, Federal Aid
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS. – 1982
The Southern Rural Development Center in cooperation with the University of Kentucky sponsored a workshop which brought together extension and research personnel interested in rural economic development concerns (i.e., inadequate water supplies, sewer systems, and schools). The proceedings include "Community Growth Management: The Land-Grant…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Economic Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1986
Developing countries in Asia and the Pacific are undergoing a critical period in rural development. As part of a plan for integrated rural development, education has shifted its priorities to equalizing access to educational opportunities and improving quality of instruction. Representatives from Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal,…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Planning
McSwan, D., Ed.; McShane, M., Ed. – 1994
This proceedings contains approximately 100 conference papers and workshop summaries on rural health, education, and community development. The majority of the papers are concerned with conditions in rural Australia; about 20 examine rural issues in the United States; while a smaller number cover Canada, New Zealand, and European countries. A…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1984
Education workshop participants at the First Statewide Legislative Symposium on Rural Development pinpointed trends, strengths, weaknesses, goals, and public policy questions for grades K-12 and higher education. For grades K-12, rural schools were characterized by increased enrollment due to migration from urban areas, increasing popularity with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Definitions, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities
Wallace, Judi – 1979
Representing over 72 different groups and agencies, 107 participants attended the May 29-31, 1979, National Seminar on Rural Education. Prior to the seminar, experts and practitioners in the fields of rural education and sociology were commissioned to produce 22 papers documenting, summarizing, and interpreting research and practice in 6 areas:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Delivery Systems, Demography, Educational Change
Horn, Jerry, Ed.; Parmley, Fran, Ed. – 1986
This collection of 5 major papers and 32 abstracts covers a range of issues surrounding rural education. In the first paper, Glen Shaw, a rural Minnesota schools administrator, contends economic and technological changes have threatened rural jobs and the rural way of life. Anecdotes and statistics are employed to define rural problems and to urge…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
Jess, James D., Ed. – 1979
The problems, challenges, and opportunities of rural education are the focus of the fourteen speeches and nine workshops presented at the second annual conference on rural education, held February 1-2, 1979, in Des Moines, Iowa. Conference proceedings are presented in this newsletter in transcript or summary form. Speeches cover the topics of…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Conference Reports, Consolidated Schools, Educational Administration
Johnson, Pyke; John, Walton C. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1921
This bulletin provides information on the proceedings of the regional conference on education for highway engineering and highway transport that was held at the University of Pittsburgh on November 26, 1920, under the direction of the highway and highway transport education committee. The purpose of this report is: (1) To stimulate greater…
Descriptors: Educational History, Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Transportation
