Abstract

When resources become scarce, people or organizations become more competitive to vie for them or they work cooperatively, sharing those resources. In the face of decreased school funding, many schools and school districts in North America and the United Kingdom are experimenting with clustering, a proactive measure taken to contend with the resource dilemmas confronting rural education (Honeyman, Thompson, & Wood, 1980). This article describes a type of clustering in the province ofOntario that is known as twinning, a practice whereby schools share administrative personnel, usually a school principal. The findings of two exploratory studies conducted in Ontario are described, with the purpose of(a) providing some base-line data about resource sharing in Ontario schools, (b) comparing and contrasting these findings with those in the United Kingdom and the United States, and (c) identifying areas that require further clarification and investigation.

How to Cite:

Rees, R. & Woodward, S., (1998) “Twinned Schools in Ontario: A Description and a Comparison”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 14(1), 26–33.

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