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Freeman, Eric – Rural Educator, 2014
Rural areas in many parts of the U.S. experience population decline from outmigration. Geographic mobility has long been a contributing factor to the social and economic instability of rural communities; high-achieving and ambitious youth are inclined to leave rural areas to take advantage of the expansive economic opportunities and cultural and…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Rural Schools, Common Core State Standards, Migration
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Gabriel, M. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2002
Examines media coverage of youth outmigration from Tasmania in the context of Australia's regional crisis. Focuses on how young people are constructed by others and positioned in others' visions of their rural home towns. Discusses two recurring narratives: strategies to keep youth at home, and preoccupation with the "best and brightest"…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, College Graduates, Cultural Images, Foreign Countries