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An Anchor for the Region: Examining a Regional Comprehensive University's Efforts to Serve its Rural, Appalachian Community
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Orphan, Cecilia M.; McClure, Kevin R. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2019
Recent media reporting and research suggest that regional comprehensive universities (RCUs) and other postsecondary institutions may play an integral role in the welfare of rural regions, yet empirical research on the regional service of rural postsecondary institutions is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine how a single RCU serves…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, School Community Relationship, Regional Characteristics, Geographic Regions
An Evaluation Of Forced Relocation of Population Due to Rural Community Development. Research Bulletin 1073.
Napier, Ted L.; Wright, Cathy J. – 1974
To examine sociological response to rural development projects requiring forced population relocation, a study was conducted of a small, rural farming community in central Ohio which had been disrupted as a result of a large scale (approximately 8,100 acres) development project. A sample of 72 subjects was taken from the affected community (37…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Services, Community Surveys
A Longitudinal Analysis of the Attitudinal Response of Rural People to Natural Resource Development: A Case Study of the Impact of Water Resource Development. Research Bulletin 1083.
Napier, Ted L.; Wright, Cathy J. – 1976
Rural farm residents from central Ohio were administered a follow-up survey to ascertain the social impact (post shock) of a 1970-1974 lake development project which necessitated the acquisition of 8,800 acres of privately owned land and the physical relocation of approximately 90 families. A random sampled consisted of 89 restructured community…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures