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Schafft, Kai A.; Alter, Theodore R.; Bridger, Jeffrey C. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2006
We draw on interactional community theory to analyze the relationship between information technology and local development through a case study of a geographically isolated and economically disadvantaged rural school district. This district has used state-of-the-art information technology infrastructure in a broad-based community and economic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, School Districts, Information Technology, Rural Areas
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Bridger, Jeffrey C.; Harp, Aaron J. – Journal of Rural Studies, 1990
Uses ideological hegemony concept to analyze one local elite's efforts to "sell" community growth. Expands growth ideology research explaining wealth transfer from public to social elite in local areas. Examines government, media roles of disseminating "pro-growth" ideology with case studies. Property, progress, and community identified as central…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Development, Economic Development