The Political Economy of Rural School Consolidation [electronic resource] / Alan J. DeYoung and Craig B. Howley.

This paper argues that social, political, and economic circumstances provide better explanations of rural school consolidation than the advertised curricular, pedagogical, or administrative benefits. Modern views of schooling over recent decades emphasize economic development and the need to improve...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	DeYoung, Alan J.
Other Authors:	Howley, Craig B.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1992.
Subjects:	Consolidated Schools. Economic Development. Economic Factors. Elementary Secondary Education. Foundations of Education. Political Influences. Role of Education. Rural Education. Rural Schools. Small Schools. Social Theories.