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Direct linkVan Hout, Marie Claire – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2011
Prevalence surveys in Ireland indicate an increased trend of youth drug use with rural areas reporting comparable drug availability and prevalence of use in urban settings (Currie, C., Nic Gabhainn, S., Godeau, E., Roberts, C., Smith, R., & Currie, D. (Eds.). (2008). "Inequalities in young people's health: HBSC international report from…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Drug Education, Incidence, Drug Use
Holt, Brenda – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2012
Although any "choice" young people make about higher education incorporates a subtle interplay of individual agency, circumstance and social structure, the centrality of identity in such life choices for rural young people cannot be underestimated. Since mobility is an ontological absolute for most rural young people accessing…
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Evidence, Foreign Countries
Ghimire, Dirgha J.; Axinn, William G. – Rural Sociology, 2010
This article examines the influence of community context and land use on the monthly odds of first birth in a society in the midst of dramatic fertility transition. The theoretical framework guiding our work predicts that proximity to nonfamily services should delay first births by creating opportunities for competing nonfamily activities and…
Descriptors: Family Life, Land Use, Community Characteristics, Birth
Carr, Patrick J.; Kefalas, Maria J. – School Administrator, 2010
Things are not going so well in small-town America. While the so-called "Great Recession" of the moment has focused considerable attention on the travails of Main Street and Middle America, the truth is that the troubles that plague such places have been a long time in the making. For the past 30 years, nonmetropolitan counties and the…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Municipalities, Brain Drain, Young Adults
Download full textAnderson, Stuart – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
Building the research capacity of the vocational education and training (VET) sector is a key concern for the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). To assist with this objective, NCVER supports an academic scholarship program, whereby VET practitioners are sponsored to undertake university study at honours', master's or…
Descriptors: Health Services, Community Development, Scholarships, Vocational Education
