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Peer reviewedRao, V. K. R. V. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1975
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Educational Needs, Educational Programs
Download full textLINDSTROM, D.E. – 1965
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE PRESENT STATUS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND NEEDS OF RURAL YOUTH. EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT MOST RURAL YOUTH DO NOT PLAN TO ATTEND COLLEGE, AND THAT THESE NONCOLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS DO NOT SCORE AS WELL ON APTITUDE AND ACHIEVEMENT TESTS AS THOSE PLANNING ON COLLEGE. APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF THESE STUDENTS DO NOT FEEL…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Education
Coster, John K.; Dane, J. K. – 1969
This paper attempts to re-examine the role of the agricultural educator and the agricultural researcher during the decade of the 1970's. Based on the national goals, the magnitude of the problems of providing adequate programs, and the findings of research, the authors contend that agricultural education should assume the responsibility for…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Employment Opportunities
AMOS, WILLIAM E. – 1963
FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION ON CHILD LABOR STANDARDS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ARE DISCUSSED. OFTEN THESE LAWS DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCES IN EDUCATIONAL NEEDS BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS. DATA ARE PRESENTED ON THE DEGREE OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND ON THE CAUSE OF YOUTH ENEMPLOYMENT. RURAL YOUTH, BOTH IN THEIR ORIGINAL HOMES AND IN THE CITIES TO…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Day Care Centers, Disadvantaged, Educational Needs
Baca, Sylvester A. – 1969
Examples of rural poor people in the Southwest are cited to point out the disadvantages with which this group must cope. Educational disadvantages suffered by the rural student are indicated. Exemplary projects developed in problem areas identified by the Bureau of Educational Personnel Development are indicated as a means of bringing about needed…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Cultural Pluralism, Economically Disadvantaged
Wurster, Stanley R., Comp.; Heathman, James E., Comp – 1969
Documents that relate to rural education and small schools and have been indexed and abstracted in "Research in Education" through September 1969 are compiled in this bibliography. Over 300 publications are cited, most of which were published after 1965. The citations include a wide variety of resource materials (research and program reports,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Citation Indexes, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedWoodford, Charles M.; Lass, Norman J. – Rural Educator, 1993
A high level of work-related and recreational noise has led to a high prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss in rural students. Teachers can help prevent this problem by integrating hearing conservation education with existing curricula. Educators could be trained about hearing conservation by professional audiologists. (LP)
Descriptors: Children, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Promotion
Peer reviewedSquires, Don – Education in Rural Australia, 2000
Outlines the policy framework for vocational education and training (VET) in New South Wales (Australia), provision of VET through distance education to isolated learners and students in small rural schools, issues related to the child-to-adult transition of isolated students, and the varying educational needs of students following five different…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Distance Education, Diversity (Student), Educational Needs
Peer reviewedHales, Loyde W.; McGrew-Zoubi, Robin R. – Rural Educator, 1993
A questionnaire administered to 288 seventh- through tenth-grade students in 3 rural Oregon school districts revealed students' knowledge concerning the transmission and prevention of AIDS, student attitudes toward AIDS patients, and source of student knowledge; showed improvement over a previous survey of middle school students; and confirms the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Educational Needs, Health Education, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedHarrington, Graham – Education in Rural Australia, 1997
Addresses factors affecting rural education in Tasmania (Australia), including population trends, financial support, student enrollment, socioeconomic status of rural residents, and geographic isolation. Issues that need to be addressed include the status of small schools in Tasmania, costs associated with transporting students, staffing, low…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Helge, Doris – 1989
This document reviews problems related to sexual activity among rural U.S. teenagers, successes and failures of teen sex education programs, and problems and needs specific to rural areas. In a recent poll, 89% of adults favored sex education in the schools and 73% supported making birth control information and contraceptives available in school…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Community Involvement, Early Intervention
National/State Leadership Training Inst. on the Gifted and Talented, Los Angeles, CA. – 1978
This document includes articles on programs for the gifted in urban and rural areas. Jean Blanning writes a personalized case-oriented record of an independent studies program offered in an urban high school (in New Haven, Connecticut) serving large numbers of minority children. This section gives testimony to the effectiveness of dedicated…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Needs, Educational Problems, Educational Strategies
Goff, Eva Harriet, Ed. – 1969
The purpose of this Invitational Conference on Educating the Disadvantaged in Rural and Urban Settings, held under the sponsorship of the Division of Education at Geneseo, was to identify the common educational problems of the disadvantaged in both rural and urban settings in order to facilitate action on the educational, administrative, and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Administration, Educational Legislation
Auret, Di; McIvor, Chris; Chifunyise, Tisa; McCartney, Irene – 2000
Although Zimbabwe has shown a strong commitment to improving educational access and quality, overall enrollment figures conceal major regional disparities and the lack of education and services in marginalized communities. One neglected sector of the population is the commercial farmworker community, currently comprising about two million hired…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescent Attitudes, Agricultural Laborers, Educational Attitudes
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1989
This report provides demographic, statistical, and other indicator data related to rural education in the Mid-Atlantic region of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The data are intended to aid state rural assistance councils in developing plans to improve rural schools. One obstacle to consistent policy implementation is the…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Educational Needs
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