NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Equal Access1
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 170 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Jennifer Sherman; Kai A. Schafft – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2022
In this ethnographic case study of amenity-driven rural development, we illustrate how the school as a local institution can provide social, cultural, and educational privilege to some students while systematically withholding it from others. Rural gentrification, although representing new resources to historically struggling places, can…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Education, Rural Development, Social Class
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Gültekin, Yasar Selman; Sari, Hikmet – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
Rural development can be explained as increasing the production, income and welfare levels of people living in rural areas to develop socio-economic and cultural aspects, eliminating imbalances, creating physical and social infrastructure similar to those in urban areas, processes, activities and organizations for better evaluation of agricultural…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Rural Development, Economic Development, Immigration
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Di Iacovo, Francesco; Moruzzo, Roberta; Rossignoli, Cristiano M. – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2017
Purpose: Through an analysis of a social farming (SF) case study, this article investigates how collaboration and knowledge co-creation between different actors can support the process of rural transition in order to stimulate innovation in the welfare system using agricultural resources. Methodology: We used the "Antecedent-Process-Outcome…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Foreign Countries, Social Systems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tisenkopfs, Talis; Kunda, Ilona; šumane, Sandra; Brunori, Gianluca; Klerkx, Laurens; Moschitz, Heidrun – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2015
Purpose: The paper explores the role of boundary work and boundary objects in enhancing learning and innovation processes in hybrid multi-actor networks for sustainable agriculture (LINSA). Design/Methodology/Approach: Boundary work in LINSA is analysed on the basis of six case studies carried out in SOLINSA project under a common methodology. In…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Rural Development, Sustainable Development, Learning Processes
Genandt, James D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The traditional role of workforce training by community colleges in support of regional economic development is insufficient to help rural areas survive in a global economy. Rural community colleges are uniquely positioned to provide enhanced economic development support through entrepreneurship and small business development programs. Using…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Rural Areas, Interviews, Entrepreneurship
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Liang, Chao-Tung; Chang, Chi-Cheng; Peng, Li-Pei; Liang, Chaoyun – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2018
Trends in climate change, agricultural practices and research needs have indicated many open questions that require clarification, particularly regarding the contribution of psychological variables in shaping student attitudes towards rural practices. This empirical study adds to the literature on agricultural education and rural development by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Rural Areas, Student Attitudes, Metacognition
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Velu, Ratika – Support for Learning, 2015
Many children from rural communities in India seeking an education are first-generation learners. These children at times find it difficult to cope with the school environment and learning the state language, which is unfamiliar to them. The parents of these children have no academic background or formal education at any level, which leaves them…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Investigations, Educational Opportunities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Zuckerman, Sarah J. – Education Sciences, 2016
This case study explored the development of a rural cradle-to-career network with a dual focus on the initial mobilization of network members and subsequent adaptations made to maintain mobilization, while meeting local needs. Data sources included interviews with network members, observations of meetings, and documentary evidence. Network-based…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Networks, Social Capital, School Community Relationship
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Matsepe, Mokone W. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2015
The study explores and unfolds the purpose of education in general, its value and the role it plays in helping development of the people in rural areas especially at Thabaneng Village in Lesotho. It reveals that education is the key to development and functions to equip the rural population in Lesotho with knowledge, training and worthwhile skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Education, Public Education, Elementary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tigges, Leann M.; Noble, Molly – Rural Sociology, 2012
Prior studies of ethanol location rest on the assumption that ethanol producers are economic free agents--evaluating sites as if all counties are contenders for their business, weighing the availability of feedstocks along with their infrastructure needs, operating without ties to localities, and being subject to enticement from policy incentives.…
Descriptors: Fuels, Site Selection, Facilities, Case Studies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Di Iacovo, Francesco; Moruzzo, Roberta; Rossignoli, Cristiano; Scarpellini, Paola – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2014
Purpose: The article reflects on transition management in rural areas and the possible implications for extension services able to support social innovation and rural change, starting from experiences on social farming in different areas of Italy. Design/methodology/approach: By presenting three case studies we investigate the role of social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Transitional Programs, Extension Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Antunes, Fátima; Guimarães, Paula – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2014
Both the Portuguese appropriation of the lifelong learning policy proposed by the European Union since the mid-1990s and the definition of adult education policy in Portugal were based on a discourse that emphasised an "unacceptable educational deficit" for democracy. The role of the State in the "governance" of the public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Educational Change, Educational Planning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bowen, Sarah; De Master, Kathryn – Journal of Rural Studies, 2011
In recent years, the European Union's stated commitment to the principle of multifunctionality within its Common Agricultural Policy has fostered a resurgence of interest in recovering and protecting the heritage and traditions associated with local agricultural products. In spite of, or perhaps because of, the growing political and economic…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Production, Foreign Countries, Agriculture
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Nardone, Gianluca; Sisto, Roberta; Lopolito, Antonio – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
This paper focuses on the introduction of a suitable method for the measurement of social capital in the context of rural development policies. We present an empirical application of the method to four case studies from the south of Italy. In order to overcome some limits affecting previous empirical research, we have grounded the measurement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Development, Social Capital, Case Studies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
O'Faircheallaigh, Ciaran – Journal of Rural Studies, 2013
Indigenous peoples and other rural or remote populations often bear the social and environmental cost of extractive industries while obtaining little of the wealth they generate. Recent developments including national and international recognition of Indigenous rights, and the growth of "corporate social responsibility" initiatives among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Industry, Corporations
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11  |  12