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Helge, Doris – 1986
This booklet provides sample strategies to ameliorate service delivery problems commonly encountered by rural special educators. Strategies to increase acceptance of disabled students by nondisabled peers include buddy systems and class activities that promote personal interaction, simulation activities, and social and personal skills development.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Cooperation, Educational Strategies, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewed
Helge, Doris – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1987
The article discusses the need for systematic program evaluation of rural special education. Inherent characteristics of rural areas that inhibit data gathering and evaluation are described as well as the consequences of inadequate program evaluation. It is recommended that traditional evaluation models be adapted for rural environments.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewed
Helge, Doris – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1988
This article describes prevention and treatment factors that can assist rural students at risk for learning difficulties to develop self-esteem and lead useful lives. Factors include social change, teacher education, community-business-school partnerships, family involvement, community education, interdisciplinary approaches to assessment, school…
Descriptors: Educational Therapy, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Helge, Doris – 1985
Rural schools, which comprise 67% of the nation's school systems, experience distinct educational environments and have unique strengths and weaknesses. Quality research to assess the effectiveness of rural education has been hampered by inconsistently applied definitions of "rural" and inadequate data to compare rural and urban…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Government Role, National Surveys
Helge, Doris; And Others – 1985
Begun in June 1984, the national study utilized questionnaires from 461 rural education researchers and practitioners to provide the first empirical data for prioritization of rural education research needs. Since conducting and supporting rural education research are clearly federal functions, the study was prepared for dissemination to federal…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Government Role, National Surveys
Helge, Doris; Paulk, Jonathan – Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 1989
Of 100 rural school districts surveyed, 80 percent provided some HIV/AIDS education, but offerings often were brief and poorly evaluated. Only 45 percent involved parents, students, and community in program development. Educational objectives, program length and content, placement in the curriculum, policy issues, and related programs are…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, National Surveys
Helge, Doris; Paulk, Jonathan – 1989
Survey questionnaires concerning the response of rural schools to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic were sent to administrators of 400 randomly selected rural school districts in the United States. Of the 100 respondents, 80% provided some form of HIV/AIDS education. These programs varied greatly in goals, placement, length,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, National Surveys
Paulk, Jonathan; Helge, Doris – 1989
This document reports on the results of a 1988 survey of the status of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) education in a sample of 109 universities preparing rural teachers. Information is given on the availability of programs, program goals, placement and length of programs, and topics covered. An analysis of the results indicates that while…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewed
Helge, Doris – Research in Rural Education, 1986
Synthesizes first comprehensive national effort to derive empirical data base for establishing rural education research priorities. Reports rating of 46 research questions prioritized into 13 themes by 461 rural education researchers/practitioners. Presents rank ordered themes including rural school effectiveness, governance/finance, staff…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Educational Research
Peer reviewed
Helge, Doris – Rural Educator, 1981
Describes processes used by rural districts and cooperatives to implement staff development programs which can improve special education procedures in rural areas, with beneficial effects on the whole system; presents four models: (1) management approach; (2) management information system approach; (3) multiple roles approach; and (4)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Management Development
Peer reviewed
Helge, Doris – Preventing School Failure, 1992
This paper describes the distinct strengths and weaknesses of special education in rural schools and discusses issues regarding rural education reform recommendations, such as inadequate resources, parental involvement, and use of rigidly interpreted performance standards. Preventive service delivery systems are recommended, and several policy…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Helge, Doris – 1983
Although rural children with mild or moderate handicaps have been integrated into the regular classroom, children with severe or low-incidence handicaps continue to be underserved by rural schools. Traditional service delivery models are inadequate in rural areas where many levels of the traditional service continuum and adequate staff and funding…
Descriptors: Children, Community Characteristics, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Helge, Doris – Small School Forum, 1984
Describes and explains various factors in rural education and shows how "A Nation at Risk," the report of the Commission on Excellence in Education, ignores certain rural factors in its recommendations for education. Offers eight recommendations for policymakers who are designing strategies for implementing the commission…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Environment, Educational Research, Inservice Teacher Education
Helge, Doris – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1991
Discusses problems associated with teen sex, the relationship between teen sexuality and self-esteem, and problems with traditional sex-education programs. Outlines factors in effective sex education, emphasizing the importance of a comprehensive health program. Discusses problems specific to rural areas, and includes examples of programs…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Community Attitudes, Educational Needs
Peer reviewed
Helge, Doris – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1990
Discusses school sex education programs with regard to prevention of AIDS/HIV infection among adolescents. Outlines problems and success factors of teen sex education programs. Considers why teenage sex is common and why sex education, in isolation, is not a deterrent. Describes specific rural problems and approaches. Contains 22 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Elementary Secondary Education
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