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Corbett, Michael; Forsey, Martin – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2017
We argue here that critical educational scholarship is crucial to developing educational analysis attuned to the nuances of place, mobility, and change in rural locations. Critical sociological analysis, we argue, can also nuance and complicate simplistic portrayals of rural communities and their social, economic, and cultural character. Two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Rural Youth, Rural Education
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Lou, Jingjing – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2011
Based on an ethnographic study in a rural middle school in Northwest China, the author explores how the transition of the rural countryside, specifically townization, has challenged the urban-rural dichotomy being reproduced in and by formal schooling. Rural students express criticism of the chaos, pollution, and corruption they have experienced…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Rural Education
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Alleman, Nathan F.; Holly, L. Neal – Rural Educator, 2013
Formal and informal partnerships between rural schools and their communities can provide a wide range of supports for all students, but particularly those from low-income families. In this analysis of six small rural school districts in Virginia we show how the broad participation of community groups and individuals supports academic achievement…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Low Income Groups
National/State Leadership Training Inst. on the Gifted and Talented, Los Angeles, CA. – 1978
This document includes articles on programs for the gifted in urban and rural areas. Jean Blanning writes a personalized case-oriented record of an independent studies program offered in an urban high school (in New Haven, Connecticut) serving large numbers of minority children. This section gives testimony to the effectiveness of dedicated…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Needs, Educational Problems, Educational Strategies
Mason, Kristine; And Others – 1980
A review of literature and research on rural education in England indicated declining enrollments coupled with severe government restraints on public expenditures are impacting upon the maintenance and orientation of rural English schools. Investigation of research on the education of girls with specific reference to academic achievement and work…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Kenyon, Peter; Sercombe, Howard; Black, Alan; Lhuede, Dominica – 2001
This study explores current education, training, and employment issues and opportunities for rural youth in Australia, and suggests ways in which relevant education, training, and employment options and prospects can be generated for rural youth. Specifically, this study documents the ways that economic and social changes in rural communities have…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Case Studies, Community Cooperation, Community Development