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Download full textBarker, Bruce O.; Muse, Ivan D. – 1983
A 1982-83 survey produced data used to compare 17 small/rural K-12 New Mexico school districts (900 students or fewer) with 642 similar districts nationwide. Of New Mexico's 88 school districts, 43 were identified as qualifying (48.9%, enrolling 16,648 students), for comparison to 4,125 similar districts nationwide. A questionnaire mailed to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Courses
Barker, Bruce O.; Muse, Ivan D. – 1983
A report compares 30 small/rural K-12 school districts (900 students or fewer) in Illinois to 642 similar districts nationwide, using data from 1982-83. Qualifying districts were identified as 4,125 nationwide (26.4% of all public school districts) and 221 in Illinois (22.4%, enrolling 121,570 students). A questionnaire was mailed to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Courses
Barker, Bruce O.; Muse, Ivan D. – 1983
Information on 44 small/rural K-12 Nebraska school districts (900 students or fewer) is compared to data from 642 similar districts nationwide, using material gathered during 1982-83. Of the nation's 15,601 public school districts, 4,125 (26.4%) were identified as qualifying for the survey; 76.4% (249 districts, enrolling 76,516 students) of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Courses
Barker, Bruce O. – 1990
Any public or private, non-profit agency, organization, or institution committed to research in rural education may apply for official endorsement from the National Rural Education Association (NREA) to establish a recognized Rural Education Research Center. The major objectives of NREA endorsement of ongoing or future research include: (1)…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Research and Development Centers
Barker, Bruce O. – 1989
The Office of Technology Assessment authorized a series of case studies in 1989 to investigate how technologies, services, and programs are implemented in distance education projects. The studies were also intended to look at the role of local, state, and federal agencies, and other public and private entities in providing educational services to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communications Satellites, Computer Networks, Distance Education
Barker, Bruce O.; Stephens, E. Robert – 1985
To develop a list of research priorities for rural education, members of the Rural Education Association's (REA) Research Committee and Executive Board were asked to rank order nine thematic research categories. The ranking process resulted in the following list (starting with the highest priority): (1) rural school effectiveness; (2) staff…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment
