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Rural Education and Training in the New Economy: The Myth of the Rural Skills Gap.

Gibbs, Robert M., Ed.; Swaim, Paul L., Ed.; Teixeira, Ruy, Ed. – 1998

This book examines the education, training, and skill supply of the rural workforce; the role of rural workforce quality in rural development; and the barriers that prevent many rural people from obtaining the skills needed for good jobs. Data are drawn from large national surveys of schools, students, and households. The first three chapters…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship