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Download full textLINDSTROM, D.E. – 1965
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE PRESENT STATUS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND NEEDS OF RURAL YOUTH. EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT MOST RURAL YOUTH DO NOT PLAN TO ATTEND COLLEGE, AND THAT THESE NONCOLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS DO NOT SCORE AS WELL ON APTITUDE AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS AS THOSE PLANNING ON COLLEGE. APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF THESE STUDENTS DO NOT FEEL…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Education
Jacobson, Michael; Lombard, Robert – Rural Research Report, 1992
This report examines the development of law-related education (LRE), discusses the extent of its implementation in rural Illinois, and describes the efforts made by the Illinois Institute for Public Understanding About the Law (IIPUAL) in bringing LRE to rural schools. The goals of LRE are to provide students with an understanding of the law and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Distance Education, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Armstrong, Nancy – 1993
Most Americans view small towns and rural areas as ideal places to grow up and raise a family, yet 1990 census data reveal that most rural areas are losing population, particularly the young. Teenagers who live in rural communities are likely to have important insights into this contradiction. Approximately 5,600 students attending 114 rural high…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Educational Attitudes, Educational Quality, High School Students
Fuller, Gerald R.; Phipps, Lloyd J. – 1968
A project for developing an effective vocationally-oriented educational program to utilize the capabilities of economically and socially handicapped rural youth was divided into five major phases: (1) an in-depth study of the characteristics of a cross section of families in which the model educational program was tried, (2) an in-depth study of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
