Abstract

This study examined the use of the Hurder model to evaluate resource teacher services to teachers and students in mainstreamed rural classrooms. Relationships between Access (availability), Disposition (acceptability), and Organization factors and the total amount of services provided by the service producer (resource teacher) to the consumer of services (classroom teachers) were analyzed using multiple regressions. The findings indicated relationships between Distance, Staff Ratio, Interpersonal Skills and Competence, and Rate of Service Delivery, providing support for the Hurder model and revealing important factors having a bearing on the provision of services to children with learning problems in rural areas.

How to Cite:

McBurney, C. & O'Reilly, R. R., (1985) “Availability and Acceptability as Factors in the Delivery of Rural Resource Teacher Service”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 3(2), 89–96.

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