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Smith, Dan T.; DeYoung, Alan J. – Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 1988
Outlines the primary arguments and much of the available evidence on desirable school size. Summarizes important factors in the history of U.S. school consolidation. Suggests that the key to the school size debate may be educational control rather than educational quality. Contains 39 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Control, Consolidated Schools, Educational History
Download full textWhitty, Geoff; Seddon, Terri – 1994
This publication contains two papers on the implications of school decentralization for teacher education, student achievement, and democracy. The first paper, "Devolution in Education Systems: Implications for Teacher Professional Development and Pupil Performance" (Geoff Whitty), explores the way education reform movements for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Control, Decentralization, Democracy
