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Verkhohlyad, Olga; McLean, Gary N. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2012
Purpose: This study aims to bring some additional insight into the issue of emigration by establishing a relationship between emigration and psychic return of citizens to their human capital investment in the country. Design/methodology/approach: The article adopts a quantitative research strategy. It applies organizational commitment and human…
Descriptors: Brain Drain, Immigration, Human Capital, Access to Education
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Phillips, Ruthellen; Harper, Stacey; Gamble, Susan – New Directions for Youth Development, 2007
During the past several decades, child poverty rates have been higher in rural than in urban areas, and now 2.5 million children live in deep poverty in rural America. Studies indicate that poor children are most affected by the typical "summer slide." Summer programming has the ability to address the issues of academic loss, nutritional…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Rural Education, Reading Programs, Nutrition