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Odierna, Rebecca – Educational Perspectives, 2012
It was the last day of Philosophy 492, the author's college course dedicated to teaching the principles and strategies of philosophy for children (p4c) Hawai'i. Months before she joined the Philosophy 492 class, she was asked to join Emerging Humanity as a volunteer in a project that focused on enhancing the classroom environments at the…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Rural Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
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Halsey, R. John – Education in Rural Australia, 2009
One of the common characteristics of rural communities globally, and especially those in the developed countries of the world, is the exodus of youth in search of "greener pastures." While this exodus of youth has been happening for centuries and has often been spurred along by fundamental changes in the way societies organise…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Rural to Urban Migration, Rural Areas, Regional Characteristics
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John, Patricia La Caille, Comp. – 1992
This bibliography contains 140 citations (some with annotations) for selected rural education literature entered into the AGRICOLA database between January 1979 and September 1991. The publications, all in English, include books, commission papers, journal articles, legal documents, reports, academic theses, and audiovisual materials. Each entry…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Blair, Leslie Asher, Ed. – SEDLetter, 2001
This theme issue of the newsletter SEDLetter contains articles about the challenges facing rural youth, communities, and schools, and the ways that rural schools are meeting those challenges. "When Rural Traditions Really Count" (Ullik Rouk) outlines the rural situation with regard to adolescent substance abuse, youth gangs, teen pregnancy,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
John, Patricia LaCaille, Comp. – 1990
This bibliography contains 108 citations (some with annotations) for selected rural education literature entered into the AGRICOLA database between January 1979 and March 1990. The publications include books, commission papers, journal articles, legal documents, reports, and academic theses. Some of the topics covered in the bibliography as they…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Schools, Drinking, Drug Use
Cosby, Arthur G.; And Others – 1978
The rural population constitutes a large segment of the total population. Using 1970 census estimates, the total rural population was over 53.8 million people. Of these, 46.4% was less than 25 years of age. Of these 25 million rural youth, about 10.5 million were located in the South and 7.4 million in the North-Central Region. The Northeast and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Black Youth, Demography
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Toepfer, Conrad F., Jr. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1997
Examines the need to help rural youth become employable in today's changing circumstances, especially young adolescents in middle school programs. Discusses elements in effective School-to-Employment (STE) programs, basic job skills appropriate to middle-school exploratory STE programs, and the need for program articulation between middle and high…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Adolescents, Education Work Relationship