NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Is the Quality of Life in the Kentucky Mountains Improving? The Opinions of Community "Knowledgeables" and Ordinary Residents in Four Eastern Kentucky Counties, RS-39.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Coleman, A. Lee; Gabbard, Anne V. – 1974
As part of a larger study aimed at assessing how local people view recent changes and development programs in four Eastern Kentucky counties (Harlan, Perry, Whitley, and Wolfe), a survey on perceived quality of life was conducted. Data were derived from personal interviews with selected local leaders (varying from 21 to 33 interviews per county)…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Change Agents, Community Leaders
Quality of Life: How Community Leaders and Ordinary Residents Assess Various Aspects of Life in Four Kentucky Mountain Counties. Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station Report, RS-45, August 1975.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Coleman, A. Lee – 1975
Data derived from parallel questioning of 1971 knowledgables and leaders (N=111) and a 1973 sample of household heads and homemakers (N=464) living in four rural Eastern Kentucky counties (Harlan, Perry, Whitley, and Wolfe) were used to assess both objective and subjective aspects of quality of life. The indicators employed were: income; job…
Descriptors: Churches, Community Leaders, Comparative Analysis, Employment Opportunities