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Peer reviewedShaeffer, Margaret B.; Hook, James G. – Rural Educator, 1996
Addresses the benefits of multiage grouping of primary students in small, rural schools. Reports on a survey indicating that 20 of 49 school districts in a rural state employed multiage grouping. Stresses the importance of considering child development when implementing multiage grouping, and concludes that multiage grouping may be the future of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Chapman, David W., Ed.; Mahlck, Lars O., Ed.; Smulders, Anna E. M., Ed. – 1997
This work examines ways central and regional education ministries can influence practices at the school level. Chapter 1, "Changing What Happens in Schools: Central-Level Initiatives to Improve School Practice," reviews common themes, concerns, problems, and emphases. Chapter 2, "Knowledge Utilization and the Process of Policy…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Educational Research
