The State of Education in Alabama's K-12 Rural Public Schools

Autor/in	Lindahl, Ronald A.
Titel	The State of Education in Alabama's K-12 Rural Public Schools
Quelle	In: Rural Educator, 32 (2011) 2, S.1-12 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-446X
Schlagwörter	Minority Groups; Minority Group Students; School Districts; Elementary Secondary Education; Rural Schools; Effect Size; Dropout Rate; Comparative Analysis; Public Schools; Educational Finance; Financial Support; Budgets; Expenditure per Student; Student Transportation; Standardized Tests; Test Results; Socioeconomic Background; Academic Achievement; Alabama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnische Minderheit; School district; Schulbezirk; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Finanzhaushalt; Schulbus; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Sozioökonomische Lage; Schulleistung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to compare Alabama's rural school districts with its city, suburban, and town districts. Descriptive statistics were used for this population study, with effect sizes calculated using Cohen's d. Findings indicated Alabama's rural school districts serve slightly less affluent student populations, with a lower percentage of minority students, than their counterparts. They are funded at slightly lower levels than their counterparts in other categories, yet spend approximately the same percentage of their budgets on administration and on instruction. They spend a considerably higher percentage on transportation. Although rural district dropout rates are similar to those of their counterparts, from the third to the eleventh grade, student performance on standardized examinations falls gradually behind that of the students in other locale categories. (Contains 9 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Rural Education Association. Web site: http://www.nrea.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10