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Demographic Changes in Rural America and the Implications for Special Education Programming: A Descriptive and Comparative Analysis
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Johnson, Jerry; Ohlson, Matthew A.; Shope, Shane – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
In this descriptive and comparative study, we present results highlighting the complexity and scope of the challenges facing rural districts as they navigate the changing demographics of the students and families they serve. Rapid increases in the number and concentration of racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse students in rural areas…
Descriptors: Demography, Social Change, Population Trends, Rural Areas
Perceptions Regarding Selected Educational Strategies Used by Extension Educators
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Kwaw-Mensah, David; Martin, Robert A. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions that extension educators in the North Central region of the United States hold regarding selected educational strategies pertaining to livestock waste management education. Livestock waste management education has been recognized as one of extension's major initiatives in the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Extension Agents, Extension Education, Sanitation
Enhancing the State Role in Lifelong Learning. Case Studies of the Six Pilot States.
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Coffey, Janis Cox; And Others – 1983
During a pilot project on the state role in facilitating adult learning, six states were asked (1) to establish and maintain a participatory planning mechanism for gathering information and building consensus among the public and private agencies and institutions within their states and (2) to use that mechanism in formulating policy…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Demonstration Programs, Educational Needs