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ERIC Number: EJ496792
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Student-Centered Learning Communities: Teachers' Perspectives.
Deay, Ardeth; Saab, Joy Faini
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v10 n2 p108-15 Fall 1994
Teachers in rural West Virginia who had completed a Foxfire training course reported that they involved students to a greater extent in the design and participation of learning activities, especially in the use of discussions, peer teaching, and planning units of instruction. Teachers also reported incorporation of the community in the learning process. Includes teacher survey. (LP)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Participative Decision Making, Rural Education, Student Participation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Experience
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Appalachia; Foxfire; Teacher Surveys; West Virginia