rural education
type: Concept
definition: Rural education has been defined by a number of different criteria over the last half century. The National Rural and Small Schools Consortium considers a district rural if inhabitants number fewer than 150 per square mile or if the district is located in a county where 60% or more of the population lives in communities of 5,000 or fewer. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration; Rural Education]
related: educational reform
broader: multiculturalism and special populations
broader: law and public policy
broader: educational settings
broader: economic concepts
broader: curricular and instructional issues

educational reform
type: Concept
related: rural education

multiculturalism and special populations
type: Concept
narrower: rural education

law and public policy
type: Concept
narrower: rural education

educational settings
type: Concept
narrower: rural education

economic concepts
type: Concept
narrower: rural education

curricular and instructional issues
type: Concept
narrower: rural education

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: rural education