Abstract

Although the phenomenon ofschool transportation (" busing") isfamiliar to every American, very little research into the phenomenon exists, aside from SEA studies ofcost efficiency or those bearing on busing to achieve racial integration. Rural features ofthe issue ofbusing remain predictably obscure. The Policy Program ofthe Rural School and Community Trust and the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) have joined with individuals known to have a current interest in the issue ofrural school busing. AEL's role was to facilitate development ofa comprehensive research agenda to address the issue. The agreed-upon research domain-in contrast to the existing body of literature-was effects of school busing on rural children, families, and communities. The agenda, presented below, organizes an extensive set of researchable questions around nine categories and gives recommendations for immediate research action.

How to Cite:

Howley, C. B., (2000) “An Agenda for Studying Rural School Busing”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 16(1), 51–58.

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