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Peer reviewedSurbeck, Elaine – Childhood Education, 1992
Although multiage grouping is part of a greater approach to change in education, classroom problems can result when the approach's rationale is not understood. Three precepts of vertical grouping concern heterogeneity of student groups, individualized materials and activities, and a caring learning community. Factors influencing successful…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Heterogeneous Grouping
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
