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Peer reviewedLadewig, Howard; McCann, Glenn C. – Rural Sociology, 1980
Investigating rural residents' satisfaction with their residential environment, this study's general objective is the formulation and empirical testing of a conceptual framework of community satisfaction that examines the contention that objective measures of environmental attributes are inadequate in themselves as life-quality measures.…
Descriptors: Community Satisfaction, Models, Quality of Life, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedCampbell, Rex R.; Garkovich, Lorraine – Rural Sociology, 1984
Presents a collective behavior model for examining the population turnaround (urban to rural migration) of the 1960s/1970s as a specific form of mass movement. Specifies the value-added process that produced this particular episode at this particular point in social history. Explores factors influencing decline in turnaround migration. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Migration Patterns, Models, Motivation
Peer reviewedMiller, Michael K.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1984
Estimates impact of community resource development (CRD) programs on a variety of quality of life indicators for 73 Arkansas counties that were nonmetropolitan in 1960. Results indicate that few quality of life indicators were affected in the direction intended by CRD programs. Examines substantive and methodological implications of the findings.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Resources, Dropout Prevention, Extension Education
