Abstract

Equal numbers of rural administrators and college education faculty were surveyed by questionnaire on attitudes toward delivering educational services to the handicapped and on issues identified in the literature as impacting on rural education. Results compared responses of rural educators to those of college faculty, along with the responses of both to issues highlighted in the literature. Attitude differences between the two groups were found in response to financial, academic expectations, and vocational training statements. Rural educators were more aware of issues impacting rural education than were college faculty, but neither group demonstrated a level of awareness necessary to improve pre- or inservice teacher training.

How to Cite:

Grippin, P. C., Sarachan-Deily, A. B., Medved, R. M. & Lyon, P. E., (1984) “How Far is the Ivory Tower from Reality in Preparing Teachers for Rural Settings”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 2(4), 147–150.

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