Date of Award
12-1988
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
First Advisor
Dr. David J. Cowden
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Small schools face curriculum limitations because of low student numbers and financial constraints. The purpose of this study was to determine the course offerings and techniques for maintaining curriculum in selected Michigan small schools. Principals of 50 Michigan small schools chosen at random completed a questionnaire listing 79 courses and 15 strategies for maintaining curriculum. Responses were tabulated and listed in rank order. Course offerings in Michigan small schools vary greatly in numbers and kind. Sixty-nine percent offer a basic curriculum enabling students to meet the National Commission on Excellence in Education (1983) recommendations. In coping with small numbers, schools tend to use strategies involving internal scheduling variations or cooperation with other area resources rather than the newer technological techniques.
Recommended Citation
Hettle, Dona M., "Small Michigan Schools: Course Offerings and Methods Used to Maintain Curriculum Despite Low Enrollment" (1988). Masters Theses. 1144.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1144