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ERIC Number: EJ418887
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Economies of Scale and Rural Schools.
Tholkes, Robert J.; Sederberg, Charles H.
Research in Rural Education, v7 n1 p9-15 Fall 1990
Economies of scale frequently have been advanced as a rationale for rural school consolidation. This article defines the economies of scale principle; describes its application to public education; and reviews selected studies, 1959-86, from a rural education perspective. Notes the possible overstatement of economics of scale in some studies. Contains 23 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Educational Economics, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Research Problems, Rural Education, Rural Schools, School District Reorganization, School District Size, School Districts, School Size
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Economies of Scale