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Download full textStout-Wiegand, Nancy; And Others – 1981
The major objective of this pilot survey was to pretest questions for use in the development and design of a larger, more definitive survey of residents of rural communities in Appalachia, planned for the spring of 1981, and to obtain preliminary descriptive data about the area's residents. Telephone interviews covered respondents' family…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Satisfaction, Community Surveys
Tierney, Michael T. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1983
Details the history of Big Laurel, West Virginia from 1918-1941, 1941-1965, and 1965-1983, noting the effects on education of events in all three periods. Describes the opening, closing, consolidation, and reopening of community schools, and the construction, development, philosophy, and curriculum of the new Big Laurel School. (SB)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Education, Community Involvement
