Rural communities in forested regions across the United States are in the midst of a transformation driven by a complex mixture of economic, policy, and demographic dynamics. This research examines, through survey results, rural youth educational aspirations in two forest- dependent regions and the role that perceptions of the local school,…

Early childhood has long been known to be a formative time in a child's development-- a time when the brain produces more than 1 million neural connections every second during the first few years of a child's life. However, there are factors at the individual and community levels that impact the development process. In communities across America,…

POWER STRUCTURES IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES VARY, AND THE MAKEUP OF SCHOOL BOARDS AND STYLE OF SUPERINTENDENTS IN ANY COMMUNITY CAN BE VIEWED AS A REFLECTION OF THESE DIFFERENT POWER RELATIONSHIPS. A COMMUNITY MAY BE CHARACTERIZED BY (1) A DOMINATED POWER STRUCTURE, DOMINATED SCHOOL BOARD MAKEUP, AND SERVANT SUPERINTENDENT STYLE, (2) A FACTIONAL…

SOME 138 ARTICLES, RESEARCH REPORTS, AND UNPUBLISHED ITEMS, DATING FROM 1953 TO 1966, CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RATIONALE FOR A MAJOR STUDY OF PROBLEMS FACING PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS. BRIEF REVIEWS COORDINATE THE MATERIAL UNDER SIX MAIN HEADINGS--(1) EDUCATIONAL CHANGE, (2) NEGOTIATIONS AND TEACHER MILITANCY, (3) ASPECTS OF…