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Peer reviewedO'Brien, David J.; Hassinger, Edward W. – Rural Sociology, 1992
Interviews with 75 leaders in 5 rural Missouri communities identified "sense of fit" and community evaluation as dimensions of leaders' community attachment that were related to each other but were associated differently with leader characteristics such as education. Leaders' local attachments appeared to inhibit linkages to outside…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Educational Attainment
