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Stout-Wiegand, Nancy; Trent, Roger B. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1984
Examined differences between university students and permanent residents of an Appalachian community in their attitudes toward the environment and toward proposed local energy-related developments. Data show that townspeople were somewhat more supportive than students of proposed energy developments, which may be due to economic factors rather…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Energy
Sloan, Margaret Hall – Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics (ACCLAIM), 2006
The purpose of this study was to explore the ways in which social, political, and economic factors impact the teaching and learning of mathematics in a small rural school in Georgia. Focusing on a charter school that seeks to educate approximately 275 pre-K through 12th grade students, the study was intended to give voice to the residents of the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Rural Schools, Social Influences, Political Influences
Fisher, Pamila – 1984
Designed as a resource and aid for faculty and administrators at Modesto Junior College (MJC), this report provides an assessment of the external environment of the college and of its mission and goals. Section I introduces the futurist perspective and assumptions serving as the basis for the report. Section II provides a summary of an extensive…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Planning, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges