A directory of organizations and programs in rural education
Anonymous
Resources in Education 22(1): p.125
1987
Document Number: 360979
Organizations and programmes with a major emphasis in rural education and small schools, and mainly in the USA, are listed, alphabetically by state within national, regional, state, and university categories. A brief description of the activity's function is followed by the date it was established and if it sponsors an annual conference or publishes a newsletter or journal. A foreign category is included in recognition that some issues in rural education are universal. Of the 82 activities in the directory, 60% (49) were initiated since 1980. Of the 10 state programmes, only 2 existed prior to 1983. Only 10 of the 27 university-based programmes existed before 1980. 15 activities (18%) represent national organizations or programmes. Grassroots strength is shown in the state and university activities, which account for 57 (70%) of the entries. Completing the directory is a list of eight journals that are wholly or in part concerned with sharing information about rural and small schools, the populations they serve, and the settings in which they function.