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McCormick, Peter J. – Small Town, 1997
Study examining quality of life in three small rural Arizona communities found that, although residents recognized the lack of amenities and lack of youth opportunities in small towns, they continued to value the small size and remote location of their communities. Describes religious, social, and geographic community divisions and conflicts and…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Relations, Community Satisfaction, Community Services
Download full textGougeon, Thomas D. – 2000
Small communities require the services of professionals such as doctors and teachers, but most professionals are trained in metropolitan areas. Urban-trained professionals are seldom prepared for the social and cultural differences that confront them when they move to rural communities. Such newcomers frequently experience culture shock--the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Psychology, Community Relations, Culture Conflict
Fimmen, Carol; Witthuhn, Burton; Crump, Jeff; Brunn, Michael; Delaney-Barmann, Gloria; Riggins, Debi; Gutierrez, Maria; Schabilion, Dan; Watters, Britta – 1998
This paper examines the growth and characteristics of the Hispanic population in Illinois and presents a case study of how a rural Illinois community and its schools are adapting to an influx of mostly Mexican immigrants. The first section discusses Mexican immigration to Illinois during the 1900s and provides racial/ethnic data on population…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Change, Community Relations, Demography
Peer reviewedFitchen, Janet M. – Rural Sociology, 1995
Case study describes a depressed rural New York community that became a migration destination for urban poor people, causing dramatic increases in poverty rate, welfare rolls, and service needs. In-migrants were attracted by low-income housing and, because of their limited job skills, were not deterred by lack of jobs. Discusses community impacts…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Relations, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education
Baker, Richard – 1995
This book explores race relations between Mexican Americans and Anglo Americans in "Middlewest," a fictitious name for an actual rural Idaho community with the highest proportion of Mexican Americans in the state. Many Mexican Americans in this predominantly agricultural area are current or former migrant workers. The first chapter…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Case Studies, Community Relations, Community Study
Wortham, Stanton – 1997
An ethnographic study examined the role of language, discrimination, and aspirations in the school success of Latino students in a small rural town. The town, located about 1,000 miles from Mexico and about 200 miles from any sizeable Latino community, contains about 200 Latinos. Almost all are Mexicans or Mexican Americans and have come to work…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Community Relations, Context Effect
