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FNS Research Corner: Summary of Research
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McGovern, Conor F.; Newman, Constance – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2020
The FNS Research Corner provides a continuing series to summarize recently completed and current research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in the area of child nutrition. Summaries of recently completed research projects, research conducted through grant activities, and in-progress research are…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Grants, Research Projects, Food
"We Don't Want to Talk about That": Overcoming Barriers to Rural Aging Research and Interventions on Sensitive Topics
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Zanjani, Faika; Rowles, Graham D. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2012
Geographical, economic, social and cultural barriers to accessing services in rural areas are widely reported. Less widely discussed are dilemmas posed by individual and community reluctance to address sensitive health issues. This article, focusing on the highly sensitive area of mental health, and employing a participatory action approach,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Intervention, Mental Health, Rural Areas
Grass Roots Give and Take.
Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 1993
Describes Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation (KHIC), a nonprofit community development organization that creates jobs and helps small manufacturing businesses succeed in nine "perpetually poor" rural Kentucky counties. Outlines KHIC services: loans for both expansion and working capital; equity and real estate investments;…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Financial Support
Discovering the Talents of Rural and/or Economically Disadvantaged Gifted Students. Project Discovery Technical Assistance Handbook.
Luvisi, Chris, Ed. – 1994
This technical assistance handbook contains information on identifying Kentucky gifted students, including gifted students who live in rural areas or who are economically disadvantaged. Included in the handbook are: (1) recommendations for ensuring equity in the identification and assessment process; (2) a draft of a school district policy on…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Single Parent/Homemaker Project Reports.
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Office of Vocational Education. – 1988
Annual reports, project descriptions, and various other materials are provided for 35 projects. Most of the projects focus on homemaking; some are on sex equity. Project titles include: Single Parent/Adult Homemaker Reentry Program (Ashland Community College); Career Awareness Class for the Single Parent and/or Homemaker (Cumberland Valley Health…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Ancillary School Services, Career Awareness