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Sara Srygley; Nurfadila Khairunnisa; Diana Elliott – Appalachian Regional Commission, 2024
This chartbook is the 14th version to be produced for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). The Chartbook describes the diversity of the Appalachian Region on a host of demographic and economic measures and provides an important annual view of the area and its people. The data contained in the…
Descriptors: Demography, Geographic Location, Community Surveys, Data Analysis
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Goard, Dean S., Comp.; Dickinson, Gary, Comp. – 1970
The bibliography cites social and economic research pertaining to rural British Columbia. Some 286 entries cover research from before 1940 through 1969. Analysis of the entries by date and source of publication precedes the main list of entries, which is arranged alphabetically by author. Separate indexes are included for author, subject, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age, Bibliographies, Community Characteristics
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Reeder, Richard J. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1992
Examines economic, social, and fiscal indicators available from federal data sources that can be used in classification systems for rural school districts. Compares the strengths and weaknesses of the various indicators. Recommends that researchers use multiple indicators or alternative data sources to mitigate potential problems of unintentional…
Descriptors: Classification, Community Characteristics, Economic Factors, Fiscal Capacity
Preston, James D.; Spiekerman, Danette – 1969
The proliferation of community power structure studies and their results have led many social researchers to the conclusion that the principle explanation for many diverse findings rests with the disciplinary bias of the researchers. The purpose of this study was to make some tentative effort at explaining power structure characteristics as a…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Community Leaders, Comparative Analysis
Pahlsson, Christer – 1984
A study of the factors affecting the burring of word-initial /r/ in a small English village found variability in the temporal, spatial, social, sexual, and phonic aspects of usage. Six categories of burrers are distinguished according to their speech habits. The evidence points to an ongoing socially and phonetically conditioned change in the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Community Characteristics, Diachronic Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language)