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Fanfan, Dany; D'Ingeo, Dalila; Vacca, Raffaele; Stacciarini, Jeanne-Marie R. – Youth & Society, 2023
Informed by Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of development, this mixed-methods study's aims are to: (1) describe rural Latino/a adolescents' (N = 62) narratives and lived social experiences in the context of rurality, and (2) examine their personal networks to better understand their social interactions (subset of 30 adolescents). Rural Latino/a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Rural Youth, Experience, Hispanic Americans
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Hill, Julie C.; Lynne-Landsman, Sarah D.; Graber, Julia A.; Johnson, Kelly J. – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: Young people in urban areas are often the focus of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention programmes because of their high risk of unwanted pregnancy and contracting an STI. Young people in rural areas are far less studied but also have a high risk of similar outcomes. This study evaluates Giving Our Girls…
Descriptors: Females, Middle School Students, At Risk Students, Pregnancy
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McMahon, Brenda – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2015
This qualitative study of educators' understandings of resilience contributes to ongoing rural school research that examines educators' beliefs about, and attitudes toward, rural students whom are at-risk and factors that impact rural school success. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with teachers and administrators in one rural Florida…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Education, Teacher Attitudes, Resilience (Psychology)
Rozelle, George R.; And Others – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1980
Reviews characteristics of rural drug abuse and general considerations for rural service delivery. Describes the Prevention Project, a rural drug abuse program in Florida, and explains its development, philosophy, and teaching techniques, including a basic educational module for use with rural youth. Includes recommendations for similar programs.…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Community Involvement, Delivery Systems, Drug Abuse