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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1982
The movement toward school consolidation was triggered by James Bryant Conant's contention that larger schools are more efficient and offer more comprehensive programs. Many studies seem to support the claim that larger schools are cheaper to operate. Yet problems with these studies include wide variation in the minimum, optimum, and maximum sizes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comprehensive Programs, Consolidated Schools, Cost Effectiveness
