Monday, November 28, 2005
Blogging About Rural Education
I came across this a week or so ago and have finally gotten around to posting it...
Recruiters go rural from JoanneJacobs.com
Military recruiters find few prospects in urban schools, says Strategy Page. In the cities, many potential recruits must be turned away because they can't pass the qualification test. While only 21 percent of Americans live in rural areas, 44 percent of the qualified recruits come from these areas.
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Recruiters go rural from JoanneJacobs.com
Military recruiters find few prospects in urban schools, says Strategy Page. In the cities, many potential recruits must be turned away because they can't pass the qualification test. While only 21 percent of Americans live in rural areas, 44 percent of the qualified recruits come from these areas.
Tags: aera, rural, education
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Friday, November 25, 2005
Rural Education in the News
For those of us in the United States, the Thanksgiving edition of the Google News Alert for rural education...
Alaskans ask, 'What's best for rural education?'
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage, AK, USA
Regional boarding schools may be the key to success for rural teenagers, the best way to educate them for competitive futures -- or they may hasten the demise of Native customs and languages and traumatize children by yanking them from their families. This complicated conversation is engaging parents and policymakers across the state, reopening a debate that seemed closed 30 years ago. The death of the regional boarding school system and the rise of village high schools was supposed to fix what ailed rural education. Now there's widespread talk of bringing boarding schools back, and opinions are as passionate as ever.
Lone Rock educates diplomat on rural schooling
Hamilton Ravalli Republic - Hamilton, MT, USA
At the top of the stairs, in the old part of Lone Rock Elementary School, a small gathering of teachers and administrators helped make history.With a charming smile and a wave, the newly appointed Minister of Education in Kyrgyzstan, Nur Uula Dosbol, walked into the school along his predecessor, Camilla Sharshekeeva, and a small entourage of University of Montana personnel.They came to learn about rural education - the hows, whys and ways young people are educated in Montana.
Town office bars senior
Ottawa Sun - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
CORNWALL -- Continuing through Saturday, the 2nd annual Small High School Summit is underway at the Nav Canada Conference Centre here, with several guest experts and a focus on such elements as "school wellness," online learning, and current research in education. "It's our objective to be recognized as the No. 1 voice for small high schools and rural education in North America," said David Thomas, director of education for the Upper Canada District School Board, sponsor of the conference.
Trade Minister added to Q & A session
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat, also intended for the session, is overseas on State business and will not attend, nor will Health Minister Tran Thi Trung Chien attend due to prior commitments. The order for cabinet members who will attend Q & A sessions was officially announced this morning by NA deputies. Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Minh Hien will be first, followed by Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Hang. Following will be Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen, Industry Minister Hoang Trung Hai, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Hong Phuc, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Mai Ai Truc, Transport Minister Dao Dinh Binh and Presiding Judge of the People’s Supreme Court Nguyen Van Hien.
$1.2M Grant to Benefit Island and Coastal Schools; Island ...
TMCnet - USA
ROCKLAND, Maine, Nov 22, 2005 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) --The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Island Institute a three-year, $1.2 million grant for a project designed to encourage students in a pilot group of Maine island and coastal schools to pursue technology-related careers. The project is called CREST (Community for Rural Education Stewardship and Technology). It will provide participating teacher-student teams with a combination of technology training and oral history skills with a goal of better preparing rural students for a future in a diversified Maine economy. The hope is that students will complete the three-year program with a new appreciation of the unique history and culture of their communities-and new skills that will help them contribute to a sustainable future for these communities. The Institute's partners in the grant are Bowdoin College and the University of Maine at Machias.
Tags: aera, rural, education
Alaskans ask, 'What's best for rural education?'
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage, AK, USA
Regional boarding schools may be the key to success for rural teenagers, the best way to educate them for competitive futures -- or they may hasten the demise of Native customs and languages and traumatize children by yanking them from their families. This complicated conversation is engaging parents and policymakers across the state, reopening a debate that seemed closed 30 years ago. The death of the regional boarding school system and the rise of village high schools was supposed to fix what ailed rural education. Now there's widespread talk of bringing boarding schools back, and opinions are as passionate as ever.
Lone Rock educates diplomat on rural schooling
Hamilton Ravalli Republic - Hamilton, MT, USA
At the top of the stairs, in the old part of Lone Rock Elementary School, a small gathering of teachers and administrators helped make history.With a charming smile and a wave, the newly appointed Minister of Education in Kyrgyzstan, Nur Uula Dosbol, walked into the school along his predecessor, Camilla Sharshekeeva, and a small entourage of University of Montana personnel.They came to learn about rural education - the hows, whys and ways young people are educated in Montana.
Town office bars senior
Ottawa Sun - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
CORNWALL -- Continuing through Saturday, the 2nd annual Small High School Summit is underway at the Nav Canada Conference Centre here, with several guest experts and a focus on such elements as "school wellness," online learning, and current research in education. "It's our objective to be recognized as the No. 1 voice for small high schools and rural education in North America," said David Thomas, director of education for the Upper Canada District School Board, sponsor of the conference.
Trade Minister added to Q & A session
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi,Vietnam
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat, also intended for the session, is overseas on State business and will not attend, nor will Health Minister Tran Thi Trung Chien attend due to prior commitments. The order for cabinet members who will attend Q & A sessions was officially announced this morning by NA deputies. Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Minh Hien will be first, followed by Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Hang. Following will be Trade Minister Truong Dinh Tuyen, Industry Minister Hoang Trung Hai, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Hong Phuc, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Mai Ai Truc, Transport Minister Dao Dinh Binh and Presiding Judge of the People’s Supreme Court Nguyen Van Hien.
$1.2M Grant to Benefit Island and Coastal Schools; Island ...
TMCnet - USA
ROCKLAND, Maine, Nov 22, 2005 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) --The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Island Institute a three-year, $1.2 million grant for a project designed to encourage students in a pilot group of Maine island and coastal schools to pursue technology-related careers. The project is called CREST (Community for Rural Education Stewardship and Technology). It will provide participating teacher-student teams with a combination of technology training and oral history skills with a goal of better preparing rural students for a future in a diversified Maine economy. The hope is that students will complete the three-year program with a new appreciation of the unique history and culture of their communities-and new skills that will help them contribute to a sustainable future for these communities. The Institute's partners in the grant are Bowdoin College and the University of Maine at Machias.
Tags: aera, rural, education
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005
For Doc Students in Special Ed
From: Leah Wasburn-Moses wasburlh@MUOHIO.EDU
To: AERA-GSL@ASU.EDU AERA-GSL Graduate Studies Discussion Forum
Dear Doc Students:
I would like to invite you to participate in the Miami University Special Ed Doc Student Satisfaction Survey. This is an online survey that asks about your background, your satisfaction with your program, and your ideas about how to improve doctoral study. If you complete the survey, you will be entered to win one of ten (10) $100 CASH PRIZES.
Please e-mail me at wasburlh@muohio.edu for the link and instructions.
Thank you very much for your help!
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Leah Wasburn-Moses, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Miami University
Educational Psychology Department
201 McGuffey Hall
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To: AERA-GSL@ASU.EDU AERA-GSL Graduate Studies Discussion Forum
Dear Doc Students:
I would like to invite you to participate in the Miami University Special Ed Doc Student Satisfaction Survey. This is an online survey that asks about your background, your satisfaction with your program, and your ideas about how to improve doctoral study. If you complete the survey, you will be entered to win one of ten (10) $100 CASH PRIZES.
Please e-mail me at wasburlh@muohio.edu for the link and instructions.
Thank you very much for your help!
Sincerely,
Leah Wasburn-Moses
Leah Wasburn-Moses, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Miami University
Educational Psychology Department
201 McGuffey Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
513-529-0409 (Voice)
513-529-3646 (Fax)
wasburlh@muohio.edu
AERA-GSL AERA Graduate Studies Forum
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
From the E-Mail Box of the Executive Director - Fall 2005 Update
From the E-Mail Box of the Executive Director
Fall 2005 Update
November 22, 2005
Dear AERA Members:
The holiday season is fast upon us, with Thanksgiving being only a couple of days away. I realize that, for many of you, it is the end-of-the-semester rush. Nevertheless, I want to send best wishes from the AERA staff and the leadership and our hope that this has been a healthy and productive time for you and yours. I want also to update you on some matters important to the membership.
Annual Meeting Update
First and foremost, preregistration for the 2006 Annual Meeting (both for the meeting and for hotels) will be open for access through the AERA website (http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aera.net%2F) the week of December 5, 2005. Please go online and register early, including for Professional Development courses and tours. This year, there is an important modification to the registration system, after you preregister, you can use your confirmation number and return to the site to add additional options (e.g., courses) throughout the preregistration period.
Also, I want to let you know that in June, Council decided to increase the registration fees effective with the 2006 Annual Meeting. The fees were last raised for the 2003 Annual Meeting, and periodic adjustments are important to keep pace with the rising costs of delivery a high-quality meeting. We encourage preregistration, as the cost for on-site preregistration is higher. The Annual Meeting fee schedule remains at the low-end for national research associations of AERA’s size and scope.
Nominations for 2006 Brown Lecture Sought
Beyond the Annual Meeting, the AERA undertakes other important programs and activities. On October 20, 2005, the AERA held the Second Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research delivered by Claude M. Steele, Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavior Sciences in Stanford, California. This public Lecture is an annual event to convey the importance of education research to addressing issues of equity and equality in education. The 2006 Brown Lecture Selection Committee has extended the nominations deadline to December 1, 2005. Please submit nomination now according to the guidelines on the AERA website at http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aera.net%2Fopportunities%2F%3Fid%3D952. The Third Annual Brown Lecture will be held on October 26, 2006 in Washington, DC.
AERA Website
Because of the high volume of hits to our website (http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aera.net%2F), I am aware that members and others interested in education research visit frequently and return. I want to call your attention to the two features of the website that we introduced this summer.
(1) The first is Beyond AERA (http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aera.net%2FDefault.aspx%3Fid%3D788) which seeks to connect our members with important information and opportunities relevant to education research and the advancement of quality research in the field.
Ethics for Education Research
Quite soon we will announce on that AERA site a special opportunity to receive a free, one-year introductory subscription to a new online journal, Journal of Empirical Research and Human Research Ethics (JERHRE). This peer-reviewed journal is directed to publishing empirical research, reports, and brief summaries on ethical issues in the conduct of human research. The journal is relevant to all education researchers addressing ethical issues or navigating Institutional Review Boards. JERHRE operates on a non-profit basis under the editorship of Joan Sieber at California State University, East Bay. More detail about JERHRE can be found at http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csueastbay.edu%2FJERHRE%2F. To obtain a free subscription, email http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=mailto%3AJoan.Sieber%40csueastbay.edu.
Workshops on Quasi-Experiments
Also, Beyond AERA is about to announce a new series of workshops on quasi-experiments that will be held in 2006 under the leadership of Tom Cook (Northwestern University) and Will Shadish (University of California, Merced). Support from the Spencer Foundation permits covering costs for attendees. Each workshop aims to include a mix of attendees from academe and school districts as well as others from the public and private sectors. The workshops are scheduled for March 27-31, June 5-9, and July 31-August 4. For further information on the workshops and application procedures, e-mail Ellen Whittingham at Northwestern University (http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=mailto%3Ah-whittingham%40northwestern.edu).
(2) AERA’s Online Bookstore (http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aera.net%2FAERAShopper%2F) is also a new addition to the AERA website. For virtual shopping, members should visit the site where you can order AERA books and related products at affordable prices. Please note the deep discounts through the end of the calendar year on the AERA CD-ROM journal collection. It is a complete archive of all AERA journals from their inception through the 2000 volume year.
The November issue of the Educational Researcher is already online and includes the full 2005 Annual Report (for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005). Through ER, the website, and these occasional informational postings, we hope to continue to connect you to AERA and the important research issues that undergird our mission and mandate.
Warm regards,
Felice
Felice J. Levine, PhD
Executive Director
Tags: AERA 2006, AERA, rural, education
Fall 2005 Update
November 22, 2005
Dear AERA Members:
The holiday season is fast upon us, with Thanksgiving being only a couple of days away. I realize that, for many of you, it is the end-of-the-semester rush. Nevertheless, I want to send best wishes from the AERA staff and the leadership and our hope that this has been a healthy and productive time for you and yours. I want also to update you on some matters important to the membership.
Annual Meeting Update
First and foremost, preregistration for the 2006 Annual Meeting (both for the meeting and for hotels) will be open for access through the AERA website (http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aera.net%2F) the week of December 5, 2005. Please go online and register early, including for Professional Development courses and tours. This year, there is an important modification to the registration system, after you preregister, you can use your confirmation number and return to the site to add additional options (e.g., courses) throughout the preregistration period.
Also, I want to let you know that in June, Council decided to increase the registration fees effective with the 2006 Annual Meeting. The fees were last raised for the 2003 Annual Meeting, and periodic adjustments are important to keep pace with the rising costs of delivery a high-quality meeting. We encourage preregistration, as the cost for on-site preregistration is higher. The Annual Meeting fee schedule remains at the low-end for national research associations of AERA’s size and scope.
Nominations for 2006 Brown Lecture Sought
Beyond the Annual Meeting, the AERA undertakes other important programs and activities. On October 20, 2005, the AERA held the Second Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research delivered by Claude M. Steele, Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavior Sciences in Stanford, California. This public Lecture is an annual event to convey the importance of education research to addressing issues of equity and equality in education. The 2006 Brown Lecture Selection Committee has extended the nominations deadline to December 1, 2005. Please submit nomination now according to the guidelines on the AERA website at http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aera.net%2Fopportunities%2F%3Fid%3D952. The Third Annual Brown Lecture will be held on October 26, 2006 in Washington, DC.
AERA Website
Because of the high volume of hits to our website (http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aera.net%2F), I am aware that members and others interested in education research visit frequently and return. I want to call your attention to the two features of the website that we introduced this summer.
(1) The first is Beyond AERA (http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aera.net%2FDefault.aspx%3Fid%3D788) which seeks to connect our members with important information and opportunities relevant to education research and the advancement of quality research in the field.
Ethics for Education Research
Quite soon we will announce on that AERA site a special opportunity to receive a free, one-year introductory subscription to a new online journal, Journal of Empirical Research and Human Research Ethics (JERHRE). This peer-reviewed journal is directed to publishing empirical research, reports, and brief summaries on ethical issues in the conduct of human research. The journal is relevant to all education researchers addressing ethical issues or navigating Institutional Review Boards. JERHRE operates on a non-profit basis under the editorship of Joan Sieber at California State University, East Bay. More detail about JERHRE can be found at http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.csueastbay.edu%2FJERHRE%2F. To obtain a free subscription, email http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=mailto%3AJoan.Sieber%40csueastbay.edu.
Workshops on Quasi-Experiments
Also, Beyond AERA is about to announce a new series of workshops on quasi-experiments that will be held in 2006 under the leadership of Tom Cook (Northwestern University) and Will Shadish (University of California, Merced). Support from the Spencer Foundation permits covering costs for attendees. Each workshop aims to include a mix of attendees from academe and school districts as well as others from the public and private sectors. The workshops are scheduled for March 27-31, June 5-9, and July 31-August 4. For further information on the workshops and application procedures, e-mail Ellen Whittingham at Northwestern University (http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=mailto%3Ah-whittingham%40northwestern.edu).
(2) AERA’s Online Bookstore (http://eloop.goldlasso.com/redir.php?s=4041&u=2549258&f=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aera.net%2FAERAShopper%2F) is also a new addition to the AERA website. For virtual shopping, members should visit the site where you can order AERA books and related products at affordable prices. Please note the deep discounts through the end of the calendar year on the AERA CD-ROM journal collection. It is a complete archive of all AERA journals from their inception through the 2000 volume year.
The November issue of the Educational Researcher is already online and includes the full 2005 Annual Report (for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005). Through ER, the website, and these occasional informational postings, we hope to continue to connect you to AERA and the important research issues that undergird our mission and mandate.
Warm regards,
Felice
Felice J. Levine, PhD
Executive Director
Tags: AERA 2006, AERA, rural, education
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Monday, November 21, 2005
"Must Reads" in Rural Education
Last week a message was sent out over the Rural Education SIG's listserve asking people for their two or three "must reads" in rural education. Thanks to Paul Theobald, Craig Howley, Gene Davis, Jerry Horn, and Kai Schafft for sharing their thoughts...
Cubberley, E. (1922). Rural life and education: A study of the rural-school problem as a phase of the rural-life problem. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
DeYoung, Alan. (1995). The Life and Death of a Rural American High School: Farewell Little Kanawha. New York: Garland Publishing.
Duncan, Cynthia M. (1999). Worlds Apart: Why Poverty Persist in Rural America. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.
Friedman Thomas L. (2005). The world if flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Girouz.
Merz, C., & Furman, G. C. (1997). Community and schools: Promise and paradox. New York: Teachers College Press.
Nachtigal, Paul. (1982). Rural Education: In Search of A Better Way. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.
Peshkin, Alan. (1978). Growing up American: Schooling and the survival of community. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press.
Scott, James C. (1998). Seeing Like a State : How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (The Institution for Social and Policy St). New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.
Sher, Jonathon P. (1977). Education in Rural America: A Reassessment of Conventional Wisdom. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.
Starratt, R. J. (2002). Community as curriculum. In K. Leithwood & P. Hallinger (Eds.) Second international handbook of educational leadership and administration (pp. 321-48). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Theobald, Paul. (1997). Teaching the commons. Boulder, Colorado: Westview.
Tyack, D. B. (1972). The tribe and the common school: Community control in rural education. American Quarterly, 24(1), 3-19.
So, that's what we had suggested... Any you'd like to add? Just comment below...
Tags: aera, rural, education
Cubberley, E. (1922). Rural life and education: A study of the rural-school problem as a phase of the rural-life problem. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
DeYoung, Alan. (1995). The Life and Death of a Rural American High School: Farewell Little Kanawha. New York: Garland Publishing.
Duncan, Cynthia M. (1999). Worlds Apart: Why Poverty Persist in Rural America. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.
Friedman Thomas L. (2005). The world if flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Girouz.
Merz, C., & Furman, G. C. (1997). Community and schools: Promise and paradox. New York: Teachers College Press.
Nachtigal, Paul. (1982). Rural Education: In Search of A Better Way. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.
Peshkin, Alan. (1978). Growing up American: Schooling and the survival of community. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press.
Scott, James C. (1998). Seeing Like a State : How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (The Institution for Social and Policy St). New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.
Sher, Jonathon P. (1977). Education in Rural America: A Reassessment of Conventional Wisdom. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.
Starratt, R. J. (2002). Community as curriculum. In K. Leithwood & P. Hallinger (Eds.) Second international handbook of educational leadership and administration (pp. 321-48). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Theobald, Paul. (1997). Teaching the commons. Boulder, Colorado: Westview.
Tyack, D. B. (1972). The tribe and the common school: Community control in rural education. American Quarterly, 24(1), 3-19.
So, that's what we had suggested... Any you'd like to add? Just comment below...
Tags: aera, rural, education
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Friday, November 18, 2005
Rural Education in the News
Taken from my Google News Alert service...
Rural kids to get free education by 2010
China Daily - China
Rural elementary and secondary schools will get the bulk of educational funds allowing children to enjoy new computer and multimedia classrooms and free education as early as 2010, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). "Rural education is still the weakest link, and our newly-allocated educational funds will be used mainly in rural areas," said Zhang Xinsheng, vice-minister of MOE.
164.4 bln yuan spent on compulsory rural education in 2004
Xinhua - China
China invested 164.4 billion yuan(approximately 20.1 billion US dollars) in the nine-year compulsory rural education last year, according to a report on national civil education released by the Ministry of Education on Thursday. The report said that the Chinese government invested more capital in rural compulsory education than in urban education in 2004, setting a goal of free compulsory education in all rural areas by 2010 and for the whole nation by 2015.
China spends 164.4 billion yuan on compulsory rural education in ...
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China
China invested 164.4 billion yuan (approximately 20.1 billion US dollars) in the nine-year compulsory rural education last year, according to a report on national civil education released by the Ministry of Education on Thursday. The report said that the Chinese government invested more capital in rural compulsory education than in urban education in 2004, setting a goal of free compulsory education in all rural areas by 2010 and for the whole nation by 2015.
Education Summit To Be Held This Week
MyMotherLode.com - Sonora, CA, USA
Assemblyman Dave Cogdill and several other legislators are gearing up for the 5th Bi-Annual rural education summit later this week. The summit will be held at Fish Camp near Yosemite National Park Thursday and Friday. The summit is designed to highlight and examine the needs of rural schools within the current state and federal education policies.
China Releases Report on Education for All
CRI - Beijing, China
China's Ministry of Health has just released the county's national report on education, paying special attention to rural education. In a press conference on the report's release, Vice Minister of Education, Zhang Xinsheng, says rural education is the weakest point of China's overall education and will strive to improve the situation. CRI's Zheng Chenguang has more. The newly released education report has thoroughly summarized the historical breakthroughs China has made since UNESCO's World Conference on Education for All in 2000. It fully demonstrates the progress China has achieved in terms of pre-education, compulsory education, professional education and many others.
Church Schools Growing Trend
WTOK - Meridian, MS, USA
Elementary and secondary schools founded by and based at churches are a growing trend, nationwide and here locally. For that reason, the Mississippi Rural Education Association is trying to help those schools properly educate children. A seminar is at MSU Meridian aimed at helping those who want to start church-based schools get on track.
Many teachers are diploma holders
Fiji Times - Suva, Fiji
FIJI's school system continues to have a large number of diploma holders as teachers even though secondary schools need higher level graduate teachers. Labour member and former education minister in the People's Coalition government Pratap Chand, said 41 per cent of teachers in secondary schools were "diplomats" - with no improvement to the percentage that existed in 1999. "There has been a lot of talk on addressing the concerns of rural education. And in this regard teachers along with the parents and other stakeholders play a pivotal role.
Until next week...
Tags: aera, rural, education
Rural kids to get free education by 2010
China Daily - China
Rural elementary and secondary schools will get the bulk of educational funds allowing children to enjoy new computer and multimedia classrooms and free education as early as 2010, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). "Rural education is still the weakest link, and our newly-allocated educational funds will be used mainly in rural areas," said Zhang Xinsheng, vice-minister of MOE.
164.4 bln yuan spent on compulsory rural education in 2004
Xinhua - China
China invested 164.4 billion yuan(approximately 20.1 billion US dollars) in the nine-year compulsory rural education last year, according to a report on national civil education released by the Ministry of Education on Thursday. The report said that the Chinese government invested more capital in rural compulsory education than in urban education in 2004, setting a goal of free compulsory education in all rural areas by 2010 and for the whole nation by 2015.
China spends 164.4 billion yuan on compulsory rural education in ...
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China
China invested 164.4 billion yuan (approximately 20.1 billion US dollars) in the nine-year compulsory rural education last year, according to a report on national civil education released by the Ministry of Education on Thursday. The report said that the Chinese government invested more capital in rural compulsory education than in urban education in 2004, setting a goal of free compulsory education in all rural areas by 2010 and for the whole nation by 2015.
Education Summit To Be Held This Week
MyMotherLode.com - Sonora, CA, USA
Assemblyman Dave Cogdill and several other legislators are gearing up for the 5th Bi-Annual rural education summit later this week. The summit will be held at Fish Camp near Yosemite National Park Thursday and Friday. The summit is designed to highlight and examine the needs of rural schools within the current state and federal education policies.
China Releases Report on Education for All
CRI - Beijing, China
China's Ministry of Health has just released the county's national report on education, paying special attention to rural education. In a press conference on the report's release, Vice Minister of Education, Zhang Xinsheng, says rural education is the weakest point of China's overall education and will strive to improve the situation. CRI's Zheng Chenguang has more. The newly released education report has thoroughly summarized the historical breakthroughs China has made since UNESCO's World Conference on Education for All in 2000. It fully demonstrates the progress China has achieved in terms of pre-education, compulsory education, professional education and many others.
Church Schools Growing Trend
WTOK - Meridian, MS, USA
Elementary and secondary schools founded by and based at churches are a growing trend, nationwide and here locally. For that reason, the Mississippi Rural Education Association is trying to help those schools properly educate children. A seminar is at MSU Meridian aimed at helping those who want to start church-based schools get on track.
Many teachers are diploma holders
Fiji Times - Suva, Fiji
FIJI's school system continues to have a large number of diploma holders as teachers even though secondary schools need higher level graduate teachers. Labour member and former education minister in the People's Coalition government Pratap Chand, said 41 per cent of teachers in secondary schools were "diplomats" - with no improvement to the percentage that existed in 1999. "There has been a lot of talk on addressing the concerns of rural education. And in this regard teachers along with the parents and other stakeholders play a pivotal role.
Until next week...
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Thursday, November 17, 2005
Rural SIG Newsletter
Please send your items for the Rural Sig Newsletter--Sharon Spall at sharon-dot-spall-at-wku-dot-edu. We try to accomodate notifications and calls as well as longer documents that describe programs or report research. News regarding the spring conference planning would be especially interesting.
This newsletter will be distributed just before Christmas break. The second edition will be distributed just before spring conference in San Francisco.
Thank you for all your items you have sent in the past.
Sharon Spall
sharon-dot-spall-at-wku-dot-edu
Tags: aera, rural, education
This newsletter will be distributed just before Christmas break. The second edition will be distributed just before spring conference in San Francisco.
Thank you for all your items you have sent in the past.
Sharon Spall
sharon-dot-spall-at-wku-dot-edu
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Comment Moderation
Just a quick note to inform everyone that we've been hit by spammer in the comments portion of our blog website in recent weeks, so I have turned on the comment moderation. What this means is that to post a comment to any entry, you may be asked to provide a word verification (the same kind that you find when you buy things online) and your comment may not appear immediately.
If you have any questions, feel free to send me an e-mail at mkb-at-uga-dot-edu.
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If you have any questions, feel free to send me an e-mail at mkb-at-uga-dot-edu.
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Thursday, November 10, 2005
Rural Education in the News...
From my Google News Alert service this week...
Assemblyman Cogdill Announces Rural Education Summit
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills, CA, USA By California Political Desk. (Sacramento)
(Sacramento) Assemblyman Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto) announced today the 5th Bi-Annual Rural Education Summit will be held on November 17th and 18th in Fish Camp, California, near Yosemite. The Summit will highlight and examine the pressing needs of rural schools within current state and federal education policy.
Querys named Grand Marshals for Flippin parade
Baxter Bulletin - Baxter, AR, USA
Dale and Kay Query have been selected as grand marshals for the fifth annual Holi-Dazzle Seasonal Parade on Nov. 19. The parade kicks off at 4:30 p.m. in downtown Flippin. The Querys will lead the parade, sponsored by the Flippin Pride Team. Query is superintendent of Flippin schools. Kay, Dale's wife of 35 years, is the county administrator for the Marion County Department of Health and Human Services in Yellville.
Forum focuses on rural needs
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln, NE, USA
Sixty-five million Americans live in places with populations of 50,000 or less. But the closest thing to a federal budget for rural citizens is the$3 billion slice that rural development currently gets from the approximately $190 billion allocated to the farm bill.That’s a problem that needs fixing if rural areas are to survive, Richard Foster told a studio and television audience connected by satellite and the Nebraska ETV Network at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Wednesday night.
China to extend compulsory education
Shanghai Daily - Shanghai, China
CHINA plans to extend its nine years of compulsory education to cover more than 98 percent of the population and to wipe out illiteracy in all people between 15 and 24 years old by 2010, the Ministry of Education announced in a statement today. By the end of 2004, the country had extended compulsory education to cover 93.6 percent of the population, the report said.
Workforce Education Affects Economic Growth
AXcess News - Carson City, NV, USA
Higher educational levels contribute to local economic development in several ways. First, a well-educated workforce facilitates the adoption of new ways of producing goods or providing services among local businesses. Second, prospective employers may view a well-educated local labor force as an asset when choosing among alternative locations for new establishments. Both factors could help improve a community's chances of attracting new businesses, particularly those businesses that require highly skilled employees. Finally, higher educational levels are almost always tied to geographic clusters of certain key industries, which in some cases have generated major economic growth in rural areas.
Bring on the education tax relief: coalition
CBC Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan, Canada
With Saskatchewan oil and gas revenues swelling provincial coffers, a coalition of local governments and other groups is calling on the province to increase spending on education and ease the local property-tax burden. Leaders from school boards, municipalities and the real estate sector say local ratepayers are shouldering too much of the tax burden when it comes to education taxes.
Tags: aera, rural, education
Assemblyman Cogdill Announces Rural Education Summit
American Chronicle - Beverly Hills, CA, USA By California Political Desk. (Sacramento)
(Sacramento) Assemblyman Dave Cogdill (R-Modesto) announced today the 5th Bi-Annual Rural Education Summit will be held on November 17th and 18th in Fish Camp, California, near Yosemite. The Summit will highlight and examine the pressing needs of rural schools within current state and federal education policy.
Querys named Grand Marshals for Flippin parade
Baxter Bulletin - Baxter, AR, USA
Dale and Kay Query have been selected as grand marshals for the fifth annual Holi-Dazzle Seasonal Parade on Nov. 19. The parade kicks off at 4:30 p.m. in downtown Flippin. The Querys will lead the parade, sponsored by the Flippin Pride Team. Query is superintendent of Flippin schools. Kay, Dale's wife of 35 years, is the county administrator for the Marion County Department of Health and Human Services in Yellville.
Forum focuses on rural needs
Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln, NE, USA
Sixty-five million Americans live in places with populations of 50,000 or less. But the closest thing to a federal budget for rural citizens is the$3 billion slice that rural development currently gets from the approximately $190 billion allocated to the farm bill.That’s a problem that needs fixing if rural areas are to survive, Richard Foster told a studio and television audience connected by satellite and the Nebraska ETV Network at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Wednesday night.
China to extend compulsory education
Shanghai Daily - Shanghai, China
CHINA plans to extend its nine years of compulsory education to cover more than 98 percent of the population and to wipe out illiteracy in all people between 15 and 24 years old by 2010, the Ministry of Education announced in a statement today. By the end of 2004, the country had extended compulsory education to cover 93.6 percent of the population, the report said.
Workforce Education Affects Economic Growth
AXcess News - Carson City, NV, USA
Higher educational levels contribute to local economic development in several ways. First, a well-educated workforce facilitates the adoption of new ways of producing goods or providing services among local businesses. Second, prospective employers may view a well-educated local labor force as an asset when choosing among alternative locations for new establishments. Both factors could help improve a community's chances of attracting new businesses, particularly those businesses that require highly skilled employees. Finally, higher educational levels are almost always tied to geographic clusters of certain key industries, which in some cases have generated major economic growth in rural areas.
Bring on the education tax relief: coalition
CBC Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan, Canada
With Saskatchewan oil and gas revenues swelling provincial coffers, a coalition of local governments and other groups is calling on the province to increase spending on education and ease the local property-tax burden. Leaders from school boards, municipalities and the real estate sector say local ratepayers are shouldering too much of the tax burden when it comes to education taxes.
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Monday, November 07, 2005
What Does College Teach?
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 16:07:04 -0800
From: Richard Hake <rrhake@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: AERA-GSL Graduate Studies Discussion Forum
Subscribers to AERA-GSL,
Richard Hersh, in his November 2005 Atlantic Monthly article "What Does College Teach?" [Hersh (2005)] has argued that "It's time to put an end to 'faith-based' acceptance of higher education's quality." Hersh is a former president of Hobart & William Smith Colleges and Trinity College, co-director of the "Collegiate Learning Assessment" <http://www.cae.org/content/pro_collegiate.htm>], and co-editor of "Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk" [Hersh & Merrow (2005)].
Hersh (2005) wrote in part [Hake's words in CAPS]"
". . . robust measurements. . . [of differences in student learning from one campus to another]. . . . don't exist in part because colleges don't want them - because developing and testing them would be expensive; because faculty members would disagree on what to measure; and because they're wary of anything that calls into
question the long-running perception of American higher education as "world class."
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VALUE-ADDED ASSESSMENT OFFERS AN EXCELLENT PLACE TO START, AND A CHANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TO DEMONSTRATE THAT "FAITH-BASED" ANSWERS ABOUT QUALITY ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. This country has always looked to higher education to take the lead in innovation, and to define, seek, and demand excellence from its students. TODAY'S ACADEMY SHOULD BE SATISFIED WITH NOTHING LESS.
Because:
(a) university faculty and administrators may be interested in Hersh's provocative essay, and
(b) Hersh's reservations regarding *indirect* assessments of student learning and his advocacy of *direct* value-added assessment are consistent with my own generally ignored views [Hake (2005)],
I have taken the liberty of inserting hot-linked academic references and copying Hersh's article into the archives of AERA-L <http://lists.asu.edu/archives/aera-l.html> where they will be available to educators.
Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University
24245 Hatteras Street, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
<https://punts1.cc.uga.edu/cgi-bin/fetch.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.physics.indiana.edu%2F%7Ehake>
<https://punts1.cc.uga.edu/cgi-bin/fetch.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.physics.indiana.edu%2F%7Esdi>
REFERENCES [Tiny URL's are courtesy of <https://punts1.cc.uga.edu/cgi-bin/fetch.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fcreate.php>.]
Hake, R.R. 2005. "Re: How do you gauge how you're doing?" online at <http://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0509&L=pod&O=D&P=7968>. Post of 10 Sep 2005 17:27:47-0700 to AERA-D, AERA-GSL, AERA-J, AERA-L, ASSESS, EvalTalk, PhysLrnR, POD, PsychTeacher (rejected), TIPS, & TeachingEdPsych.
Hirsh, R.H. 2005. "What Does College Teach? It's time to put an end to 'faith-based' acceptance of higher education's quality," Atlantic Monthly 296(4): 140-143, November; freely online to (a) subscribers
of the Atlantic Monthly at <http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200511/measuring-college-quality>,
and (b) (with hot-linked academic references) to educators at <http://tinyurl.com/9nqon> (scroll to the APPENDIX).
Hersh R.H. ed. & J. Merrow, ed. (forward by T. Wolfe). 2005. "Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk." Palgrave Macmillan. Amazon.com information at <https://punts1.cc.uga.edu/cgi-bin/fetch.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fbvcf4>.
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Thursday, November 03, 2005
Rural Education in the News
From my Google News Alert service...
Youths from 89 countries for AIESEC confab in Abeokuta
Vanguard - Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria
About 250 delegates from a network of over 89 countries which make up AIESEC, an international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential, will hold International Development Congress (IDC) 2005, in Abeokuta, from 21st to 27th November, 2005. Venue is Gateway Hotel, Abeokuta, Ogun state.
AIESEC in Nigeria is bringing the International Development Congress to Nigeria and to Africa for the first time. AIESEC is French acronym for Association of International Economics Students.
It's Rohtak before US Inc for Hooda Jr
Times of India - India
At age 27, the newly minted MP from Rohtak and Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda's son, Deepender already has a sheaf of plans for his constituency. Education and power seem to top his list as he makes the transition from a job in the US to the heat and dust of Indian politics. He is due to take oath in the winter session of Parliament and he has been busy putting together a priority list of sorts. "There is a real opportunity for Rohtak to leapfrog into the 21st Century with a bang. I have a firm plan for the development of my constituency," says Deepender
A&M-C is set to help re-invent school education
North Texas e-News - Texas, USA
The U.S. Congress has made $500,000 available to the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition, and a portion of the funds will be used to bring the concept from Alaska to the lower 48 states. This is according to Dr. Michael Copeland, an assistant professor in educational administration at Texas A&M University-Commerce and recently appointed president of the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition, which is also supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Educational Foundation. Copeland is also past president of the National Rural Education Association, which traces its origins back to 1907.
Miri at the helm of Vanga
Solomon Star Newspaper - Honiara, Solomon Islands
VANGA Teachers College (VTC) is the only teacher training institution that specifically train teachers to teach at Rural Training Centres (RTCs).At the college teacher trainees are taught on mechanics, agriculture, carpentry and life skills (home economics) which they will use to teach at RTCs in the country.This institution which is situated in Kolombangara facing Vella La Vella was opened in 2002, but one of the amazing thing I find when I attended the school’s third graduation ceremony last Friday was that it was headed by a female principal.
Rural dwellers to be granted urban rights
Xinhua - China
A landmark initiative to abolish the divisions between rural and urban residents is being developed by 11 provinces. The reforms are expected to grant people from rural areas all the political, educational and social security benefits that their urban counterparts presently receive. The pilot provinces include Liaoning, Shandong, Fujian and Guangdong. Guangdong will allow all farmers to register as urban residents in one or two years, Ou Guangyuan, deputy secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC, said Monday at a work conference.
Michigan pushes to meet goal for teachers
DetNews.com - Detroit, MI, USA
Michigan officials say they will push toward a goal of having 100 percent of the state's core-subject teachers "highly qualified" by the end of the year despite an offer from federal officials to extend a looming deadline.
States that fail to make the deadline set in 2001 by the No Child Left Behind Act will be required to prove they are making progress toward the goal or face the same previously threatened loss of federal funding.
Tags: aera, rural, education
Youths from 89 countries for AIESEC confab in Abeokuta
Vanguard - Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria
About 250 delegates from a network of over 89 countries which make up AIESEC, an international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential, will hold International Development Congress (IDC) 2005, in Abeokuta, from 21st to 27th November, 2005. Venue is Gateway Hotel, Abeokuta, Ogun state.
AIESEC in Nigeria is bringing the International Development Congress to Nigeria and to Africa for the first time. AIESEC is French acronym for Association of International Economics Students.
It's Rohtak before US Inc for Hooda Jr
Times of India - India
At age 27, the newly minted MP from Rohtak and Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda's son, Deepender already has a sheaf of plans for his constituency. Education and power seem to top his list as he makes the transition from a job in the US to the heat and dust of Indian politics. He is due to take oath in the winter session of Parliament and he has been busy putting together a priority list of sorts. "There is a real opportunity for Rohtak to leapfrog into the 21st Century with a bang. I have a firm plan for the development of my constituency," says Deepender
A&M-C is set to help re-invent school education
North Texas e-News - Texas, USA
The U.S. Congress has made $500,000 available to the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition, and a portion of the funds will be used to bring the concept from Alaska to the lower 48 states. This is according to Dr. Michael Copeland, an assistant professor in educational administration at Texas A&M University-Commerce and recently appointed president of the Re-Inventing Schools Coalition, which is also supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Educational Foundation. Copeland is also past president of the National Rural Education Association, which traces its origins back to 1907.
Miri at the helm of Vanga
Solomon Star Newspaper - Honiara, Solomon Islands
VANGA Teachers College (VTC) is the only teacher training institution that specifically train teachers to teach at Rural Training Centres (RTCs).At the college teacher trainees are taught on mechanics, agriculture, carpentry and life skills (home economics) which they will use to teach at RTCs in the country.This institution which is situated in Kolombangara facing Vella La Vella was opened in 2002, but one of the amazing thing I find when I attended the school’s third graduation ceremony last Friday was that it was headed by a female principal.
Rural dwellers to be granted urban rights
Xinhua - China
A landmark initiative to abolish the divisions between rural and urban residents is being developed by 11 provinces. The reforms are expected to grant people from rural areas all the political, educational and social security benefits that their urban counterparts presently receive. The pilot provinces include Liaoning, Shandong, Fujian and Guangdong. Guangdong will allow all farmers to register as urban residents in one or two years, Ou Guangyuan, deputy secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC, said Monday at a work conference.
Michigan pushes to meet goal for teachers
DetNews.com - Detroit, MI, USA
Michigan officials say they will push toward a goal of having 100 percent of the state's core-subject teachers "highly qualified" by the end of the year despite an offer from federal officials to extend a looming deadline.
States that fail to make the deadline set in 2001 by the No Child Left Behind Act will be required to prove they are making progress toward the goal or face the same previously threatened loss of federal funding.
Tags: aera, rural, education
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