Descriptor
Source
Author
| DeYoung, Alan J. | 2 |
| Lawrence, Barbara Kent | 1 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Maine | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textDeYoung, Alan J.; Lawrence, Barbara Kent – 1995
This paper addresses dilemmas facing rural schooling today as a result of industrialization and the changing nature of rural communities. Examples are drawn from the literature on Maine and West Virginia schools and from the movie "Hoosiers." Although some rural communities have benefitted economically from industrialization, in most…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Industrialization
DeYoung, Alan J. – 1992
Discussions about rural children at risk of school failure require careful consideration of the economic and cultural contexts in which disadvantaged rural children live. These contexts frequently differ from those found in metropolitan areas. A literature review discusses: (1) images and realities of rural America today; (2) poverty and…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Cultural Context, Economic Factors, Educational Attitudes
