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Direct linkLiu, Jingwei – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Through multiple educational reforms, China has pursued developing well-rounded learners with solid content knowledge, higher-order thinking skills, and the ability to transfer knowledge to real-world problem spaces. The imbalance of learning resources between urban and rural China, however, has caused disadvantages for learners in rural China to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Rural Youth, Public Schools
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Download full textRoberts, Daniel M.; McFalls, Douglas; Brown, Alisha M. B.; Msilanga, Philipo Lulale – World Journal of Education, 2015
Objective: Most youth in Sub-Saharan Africa are not enrolled in school. Although more youth are enrolling in school, they are increasingly less likely to complete their primary and secondary schooling. Similarly to many other African nations, Tanzania has an estimated out-of-school population of 49% of youth despite massive post-millennium…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Out of School Youth, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews
Moore, Justin B.; Davis, Catherine L.; Baxter, Suzanne Domel; Lewis, Richard D.; Yin, Zenong – Journal of Rural Health, 2008
Background: Research suggests significant health differences between rural dwelling youth and their urban counterparts with relation to cardiovascular risk factors. This study was conducted to (1) determine relationships between physical activity and markers of metabolic syndrome, and (2) to explore factors relating to physical activity in a…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Obesity, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
Coe, Pam; And Others – 1989
In Kentucky, 105 of 178 school districts, or 59%, are classified as rural. State law and administrative regulations presume that most school districts are both rural and isolated. The environment for rural schools in the state is heavily influenced by the fact that the majority of school districts are rural. Each school district must have a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Rural Areas, Rural Education
JOHNSON, HELEN W. – 1967
THE WORLD POPULATION IS INCREASING VERY RAPIDLY, WITH YOUNG PEOPLE (UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE) CONSTITUTING ONE-HALF OR MORE OF THE TOTAL. IN THE UNITED STATES, THE POPULATION HAS INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 200 MILLION, AND WITH THIS INCREASE, THERE HAS BEEN A SHIFT FROM A RURAL TO AN URBAN MAJORITY. EXTENSIVE COMPARISONS OF RURAL AND URBAN YOUTH ARE…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Laborers, American Indians, Blacks
Randell, Shirley K. – 1979
The Disadvantaged Country Areas Program in Australia involves a limited number of areas in each State selected according to their relative poverty, special need for improved educational provisions, and lack of opportunities for employment and training for young people. All schools in the declared areas are expected to share the services and…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Catholic Schools, Community Control, Cooperative Programs
Randell, Shirley K. – 1980
The Schools Commission's Disadvantaged Country Areas Program, an important strategy in promoting social and educational equity for rural children in Australia, is the focus of this paper. After a brief consideration of the historical background of the establishment of the Disadvantaged Country Areas Program, the objectives and operation of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Catholic Schools, Communications, Community Involvement
