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Rural schools, and the large chunk of the nation's students who attend them, face challenges every bit as daunting as those of their urban counterparts. It is important to keep in mind that rural schools differ greatly from one another. But as a group, students in these schools generally score as well as or better than non-rural students on standardised tests. The makeup of student populations in rural schools differs considerably across the country as well. As a whole, rural students are predominantly white. Studies in several states have shown that small schools and districts can overcome the adverse effects of poverty on student achievement and narrow the achievement gap between poor students and their more affluent peers.

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Author:   Christine M E Frisiras
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.704kg
ISBN:  

9781606929667

ISBN 10:   1606929666
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   04 September 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; Multifunctional Centers in Rural Areas: Fabrics of Social and Human Capital; Rural Teacher Education: Evidence from the Greek Small Rural Primary Schools; Rural Medical Education; Refugee Centered Education: Critical Theory in Practice; Teaching for Social Change in the 21st. Century: Global Education Prepares Educators to Work in Rural Schools; Rural Development Programs in Argentina and Its Institutions (in the Context of Neoliberal Acroeconomic Adjustment); Understanding the pedagogies of exclusion: Towards a language pedagogy of inclusivity for marginalised children in South Africa; School Reforms in Post-Independence Ghana: Trends and Issues in Special Education; From Caring to Education for Children with Severe Disabilities in a Rural Context; An Overview of USDA Rural Development Programs; Index.

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