Texts of speeches delivered before general sessions and abstracts of papers presented in concurrent sessions are collected in this document which also contains the conference program, a directory of presenters, and the 13 conference cosponsors' recommendations for enhancing the quality of rural and small school education. The six addresses to the general sessions are given by policy makers of the Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the U.S. Department of Education, the National Council on Vocational Education, and the National Information Clearinghouse on Handicapped Children and Youth. Topics include innovative programs, school/college collaboration, educational politics, and serving rural handicapped students. There are some 89 concurrent presentations represented by an abstract or summary or, in some cases, the complete paper with references, questionnaires, and other supporting documents. The program indicates which major conference topics apply to each presentation. The 33 conference topics include abuse/neglect/crisis intervention, administrative issues, adult learning, alternative education, creative arts, community involvement, cooperative extension programs, cross-cultural programs, curriculum and instruction, private school programs, inservice training, family programs, research in rural education, appropriate technology, new teacher needs, preservice programs, recruitment and retention practices, vocational planning, and program evaluation. (JHZ)