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Download full textEaston, Stanley E.; Ellerbruch, Lawrence W. – 1985
Data provided by the 1981-82 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were used to study the citizenship and social studies achievement of rural 13-year-olds. The NAEP extreme rural sample included 901 13-year-olds from schools in areas with less than 10,000 people and many farmers or farm workers in residence. School size in this sample…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Adolescents, Citizenship Education, Comparative Testing
Ricard, Virginia B. – 1985
With much to offer rural girls as well as much to learn from them, Girl Scouting is trying to reach more girls and adults in rural areas. The challenges include economic setbacks for farming, unemployment, isolated populations, and changing rural culture. Along with the challenges are the many resources of rural areas and the congruence between…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Elrod, G. Franklin – 1986
Work experience programs help rural handicapped, learning disabled, and economic/culturally disadvantaged students to make the transition from school to young adulthood. Reading, mathematics, and social difficulties evident in school impact work behaviors in later life. Other factors impacting work behaviors include cultural differences, economic…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
Massachusetts Univ., Amherst. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1991
Extension educators teach the same information to disadvantaged youth and their families as to any other audience, and those being helped are just as willing to learn. The difference is that families with limited resources have many barriers that slow the process of change to self-sufficiency. As extension educators plan and implement programs,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Consumer Economics, Economically Disadvantaged
1983
Alaska Teacher-Coordinators in the Rural Student Vocational Program (RSVP) should be familiar with activities necessary to insure proper selection of students and proper and meaningful work placement. In RSVP, students from outlying high schools travel to Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau to participate in 2 weeks of work experience with cooperating…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Field Experience Programs, Grade 11, Grade 12
Vaughn, D. Lanette; Vaughn, Paul R. – 1986
Written for rural educators, this handbook provides practical guidelines for working with rural youth who will be seeking jobs in urban areas. The suggested learning activities can be used for an independent course, integrated into existing programs, or applied in counseling. The introduction discusses needs of rural students and relates positive…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Guidance, Coping, Daily Living Skills
