Descriptor
Author
| Jimerson, Lorna | 1 |
| Pratt, David | 1 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedPratt, David – Research in Rural Education, 1986
Summarizes evidence from experimental research, ethnology, anthropology, and history about merits of multiage classrooms. Indicates studies show no consistent benefits of age segregation and some affective and social advantages from multiage grouping. Concludes that multiage and multigrade classrooms are socially and psychologically healthy…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textJimerson, Lorna – Rural School and Community Trust, 2006
Across the country, states are pushing to close their small rural schools with the mistaken hope of saving money, in spite of overwhelming evidence that smaller schools are beneficial for students, and that they frequently function as the glue that binds together small communities, serving as their economic and social hub. The battle is even more…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Rural Schools, Individualized Instruction, Class Size
