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ERIC Number: EJ463044
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
The Use of Census Geography and County Typologies in the Construction of Classification Systems for Rural Schools and Districts.
Elder, William L.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v8 n3 p47-68 Fall 1992
Interrelates school and district data files from the National Center for Educational Statistics with county demographic files and county typologies from the Economic Research Service. Explores the usefulness of cross-tabulating rural versus urban status with metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan status as contextual categories for understanding the characteristics of rural education. (KS)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Classification, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Education, Rural Schools, School Districts, School Size
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: For related documents, see RC 509 247-248.