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Voth, Donald E.; Danforth, Diana M. – Rural Sociologist, 1981
Results of a 20-year longitudinal study to determine whether change in the presence or absence of schools and in the number of schools operating in a community could be demonstrated to influence community growth. Available from: Rural Sociological Society, 325 Morgan Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916. (NEC)
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Size, Community Study, Consolidated Schools
Salamon, Sonya – Rural Development Perspectives, 1989
Compares traits and attitudes of two Illinois farming communities with populations characterized as "German yeoman" and "Yankee entrepreneur." Discusses how community characteristics shape responses to social and economic changes and affect the course of economic development. (SV)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Development
Peer reviewedvan Es, J. C.; Schneider, Judy B. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1983
This article presents a case in which age was isolated as a highly significant factor affecting reported community satisfaction. Authors explain the findings as the result of four factors: (1) selective migration, (2) influence of length of residence, (3) acceptance of one's surroundings as one ages, and (4) rising expectations among the younger…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Community Characteristics, Community Development
