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ERIC Number: EJ496793
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
A Review of Research on Small-School Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities.
Stevens, Neil G.; Peltier, Gary L.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v10 n2 p116-20 Fall 1994
Research reveals that high school students in small schools participate more in extracurricular activities than their peers in large schools; that a high degree of student participation provides opportunities for enhancing leadership, responsibility, and motivation; that students in small schools feel needed; and that the benefits of extracurricular participation are long lasting. (LP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Benefits, Educational Research, Extracurricular Activities, High School Students, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Rural Education, School Size, Secondary Education, Small Schools, Student Development, Student Motivation, Student Participation
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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