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ERIC Number: EJ523543
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Clustering: A Survival Mechanism for Rural Schools in the United Kingdom.
Galton, Maurice; Hargreaves, Linda
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v11 n3 p173-81 Win 1995
Because of increased demands for curriculum expertise and constricted funding, many small rural elementary schools in the United Kingdom have created consortia, allowing groups of schools to share resources and facilities and cooperatively plan for meeting educational standards. Describes cluster development and concludes that loss of school autonomy is a small price for avoiding school closure. Contains 32 references. (LP)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Consortia, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Economics, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Institutional Survival, Program Evaluation, Rural Schools, School Closing, Shared Resources and Services, Small Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cluster Schools; United Kingdom