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Helper, Gem Amber Sun; Joubert, Ezekiel, III – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2021
In the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Toni Cade, and many unnamed others, the movement for Black lives ignited a mass of youth voice and participation. The struggle to transform education for Black students is now at the forefront of the Black Lives Matter movement and includes demands for ethnic studies…
Descriptors: Activism, Educational Change, Rural Youth, Social Change
Finson, Kevin D. – Small School Forum, 1985
Although the concepts taught through physics and chemistry are very important, those taught through earth science are perhaps even more readily applicable for many rural students. (Author)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Earth Science, Relevance (Education), Rural Environment
Gingerich, Orval J. – Camping Magazine, 1992
Formal education bombards children with information but is weak in meaningful learning experiences. Outdoor education offers learning experiences that integrate experience and information. The Foxfire philosophy and John Dewey's principle's advocate this approach to learning. Organized camping provides an experience-rich environment. (KS)
Descriptors: Camping, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Experience
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Panelli, Ruth – Journal of Rural Studies, 2002
Presents a framework of conceptual strategies as structuring devices and points of debate for the further development of youth-focused rural studies. Discusses methodology; cultural, economic, social, and spatial contexts of young people's lives; and a view of young people's lives as a series of negotiations--of rural knowledge, work, social…
Descriptors: Human Geography, Models, Research Methodology, Research Needs
Ediger, Marlow – 1994
Each student needs to achieve optimally in oral communication. The rural student should have ample opportunities to experience quality learning activities in communicating with others. First, pupils should have ample opportunities to practice making introductions. In society, people are introduced to each other. It is important to make the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Learning Activities, Primary Education
Rockwood, Joyce – Today's Education, 1979
Rural offspring of the back-to-the-land people of the late 1960s appear to have substituted reading for television viewing as a primary pastime. (LH)
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Quality of Life, Reading, Reading Habits
Akehurst, Michael D. – 1981
Youth clubs can counter the many social changes taking place in Britain which have led in recent decades to disadvantagement for rural young people. At 2%, the British agricultural work force is the lowest in the world, unemployment is particularly high in rural areas, public transport continues to fall at 1% per year, and centralisation of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged Environment, Distance, Foreign Countries
The Bookmark, 1985
Eight articles in this Spring 1985 issue of The Bookmark focus on young adult library services. In addition to these thematic articles, an introduction and three reports are presented. The issue contains: (1) "In Perspective" (E. J. Josey); (2) "Young Adult Literature in the 1980's--Awesome!" (Ellin Chu); (3) "Young Adult…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Library Services, Microcomputers, Position Papers
Swanson, Burton E.; And Others – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1985
Eleven theme articles focus on serving rural youth in the International Youth Year and describe vocational agricultural education in developing nations, new models for international agricultural education, and goals and objectives of the Association for International Agricultural Education. (SK)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, International Education
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Walberg, Herbert J.; Greenberg, Rebecca – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1996
Cites statistics characterizing the growing problems faced by students, such as violence, drug use, declining trust, and cheating. Summarizes the contributions of this issue's articles with regard to the influence of early experience on aspirations, and observes that surveys and interview techniques can enrich understanding of the problems and…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Donnermeyer, Joseph F. – 1997
This paper presents a framework for assessing the economic and social costs of drug abuse in rural areas. The first section considers definitions for three key sets of concepts: (1) what is rural, the great diversity within rural contexts, and how to distinguish rural from urban; (2) the nature of social costs, as they affect communities as well…
Descriptors: Costs, Crime, Drug Abuse, Economic Impact
Eddy, Gregory L. – 1991
This paper reviews the literature on rural poverty in the Northeast relating to rural education and makes suggestions for educators who teach the rural poor. Against the theory of a "culture of poverty," which suggests that the rural poor avoid hard work by choice, the more recent view is that the poor often accept the Puritan work ethic…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Benefits, Parent Attitudes, Poverty
Stone, Yvonne; And Others – 1991
This paper highlights a panel discussion dealing with different perceptions of disability and how these perceptions are influenced by the experience of living with, working with, and teaching children with handicaps. One panel participant, a Native American, discusses her experience in accepting and loving her handicapped daughter. She counsels…
Descriptors: American Indians, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences
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Hedlund, Dalva – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1993
Interviews with 20 high school students in rural upstate New York reveal that students perceived the rural community as offering a sense of safety and belonging while taking away personal privacy and fostering prejudices. Adult interactions perceived as important included community support for the school and adolescent activities and interpersonal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Community Involvement, Family Relationship
Hedlund, Dalva E. – 1996
This paper examines the meaning of "rural" in rural education research and the relationship of this meaning to the research project's design and purpose. In traditional, comparative research designs, "rural" becomes a part of research that involves or implies comparisons with the nonrural. In contrast, emergent, interpretive…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Context Effect, Cultural Context, Educational Research
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