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England, J. Lynn; Albrect, Stan – 1985
Three intermountain communities in Colorado and Utah were studied to determine the impact of rapid development on residents of rural communities, especially on their views of the world and their personal well-being, and to assess the degree to which energy boomtowns experience the social disruption suggested in the classical boomtown studies. Two…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitude Change, Community Attitudes, Community Satisfaction

Seifert, Edward H. – Rural Educator, 1985
A random sample of 559 secondary small school principals in Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas revealed that 73 percent of the principals were actively seeking new positions or were leaving school administration. The findings have implications for selection procedures, salary/fringe benefit packages, principal autonomy, evaluation…
Descriptors: Career Change, Employment Practices, Fringe Benefits, Job Applicants