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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1983
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED265989 |
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- A Survey of Attitudes Toward the Russell-Tyler Pairing. Schroeder, William And Others Administrator Attitudes Attitude Measures Community Attitudes Elementary Secondary Education Interviews Participant Satisfaction Questionnaires Rural Education School Effectiveness School Organization Shared Services Small Schools Student Attitudes Surveys Teacher Attitudes During the summer of 1983, a team from Mankato State University, Minnesota, surveyed 65 community residents, 85 school staff and board members, and 337 grade 6-12 students to measure attitudes toward the effectiveness of the pairing of the Russell and Tyler (Minnesota) school districts which occurred at the beginning of the 1981-82 school year. Based on survey data, which is presented in narrative and tabular form, the survey team made the following summarizing statements: (1) the majority of all three groups saw the pairing as favorable; (2) students from the Russell school district probably benefitted more from an improved curriculum than did those from the Tyler district; (3) both middle and high school youth had been able to adapt to the changes and did not feel any lack of opportunity to become involved in either curricular or extra-curricular activities; (4) students generally felt more positive toward school than before the pairing; (5) budget cuts made after the first year of the pairing weakened library services and senior class offerings; (6) on the basis of the attitudes of all three groups, the pairing should be continued. Appended are nominal group process question results; focused interview questions; and comments by patrons, staff, and school boards. (NEC)