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Peer reviewedPerkins, Cybil; Walter, Marilyn – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1987
Describes a program which addresses the needs of underserved handicapped children who live in isolated rural areas of Nevada. Covers the program's computer-assisted, home-based curricula and video-assisted, home-based assessment and instruction as well as evaluation methodology and results of preliminary child-progress data. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Home Programs, Outreach Programs
Peer reviewedNeufeld, Jerry; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1995
In rural northeast Nevada, the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension and Lander County School District collaborated to develop and administer an after-school program for at-risk elementary students that provided care, homework sessions, and life skills education. Results included increased community support for such programs and improvements…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Attitudes, Community Services, Cooperative Programs
Peer reviewedRoyce, Penny; And Others – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1991
Describes Project NETWORC, a three-year Nevada program that uses an audio teleconferencing system to provide early childhood special education courses from the University of Nevada-Reno to preservice students and professionals in rural areas. Discusses educational objectives, telecourse content and technical components, student population, and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Early Childhood Education, Education Courses, Higher Education
