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Download full textDewalt, Mark W.; Troxell, Bonnie – 1989
This paper reports a study of curriculum and teaching methods in 10 Old Order Mennonite one-room schools in Pennsylvania. It provides a review of the historical background and cultural characteristics of the Old Order Mennonites. The one-room schools examined in the study are similar in structure and instruction to U.S. public one-room schools of…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Minority Groups, Multigraded Classes
Peer reviewedDwyer, Shelley – Education in Rural Australia, 1999
A final-year student teacher from the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) describes her student teaching experiences in a one-room school in the isolated town of Birdsville, focusing on the harsh natural environment, the demands of a multiage classroom, and positive attributes of the small school and community involvement. (SV)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWilliams, Elizabeth – Education in Rural Australia, 1999
A final-year student teacher from the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) describes her student teaching experiences at Gunpowder State School, an isolated one-room school in central Queensland, focusing on techniques for managing the multiage classroom and teacher-community relationships. (SV)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Stevens, Ken; Mulcahy, Dennis – 1997
The TeleLearning and Rural Education Centre was established in January 1997 at Memorial University of Newfoundland, in one of the most sparsely populated and economically depressed areas of Canada. Of 462 schools in Newfoundland and Labrador, 66 percent are rural and over half have enrollments of under 200 students. The Centre was established to…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Distance Education, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Hackensack Public Schools, NJ. – 1973
An essential part of establishing Project LEM (Learning Experience Module), a program designed for multiage groupings in open-space schools, was the development of a multifaceted informational approach to help assure that facts replaced rumors and enthusiasm replaced parental anxiety. The LEM staff believes that good public relations call for…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Facility Improvement
Haughey, Margaret; Murphy, Peter – 1983
Based on research and discussions with rural educators in Australia and New Zealand, a new rural teacher preparation program at the University of Victoria (British Columbia) is intended to sensitize students to the professional life of teachers in small rural communities and to acquaint them with the demands of teaching multi-graded classes. The…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Elementary Education, Faculty Mobility
Elliot, Ian – Teaching PreK-8, 1996
Examines one school's implementation of Basic School approach, characterized by connections among curricular areas, classroom and resources, the school, community, and parents. Describes classroom strategies, including mixed-age classes, two-year classes, and peer helpers. Describes community connections, National Guard mentors, running community…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Community Centers, Educational Change
