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Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
A federally sponsored project called ACCESS is described, which is designed to help rural high school students in 27 counties of northwest Missouri obtain skills needed to attend college or trade school and then return to work in their communities. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economic Factors, Educational Opportunities, Farmers
Shaffer, Leigh S.; Seyfrit, Carole L. – 2000
With the ultimate goal of articulating a research agenda, a November 1999 conference of researchers and educators examined the educational, social, and economic factors affecting rural adolescents' transition to the workforce. The first section of this white paper discusses the need to clarify research questions about adolescence to include a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Development, Education Work Relationship, High Schools
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Lyday, Jack W.; And Others – Rural Educator, 1990
Reviews research showing declining interest in teaching profession. Survey reveals 45.8 percent of rural South Carolina high school students were to some extent interested in teaching. Examines related factors, including students' ability levels, grade and area-type preferences, amount of teacher influences, and perceptions of teacher salaries.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, High Schools, Rural Areas, Rural Education
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Hales, Loyde W.; McGrew-Zoubi, Robin R. – Rural Educator, 1993
A questionnaire administered to 288 seventh- through tenth-grade students in 3 rural Oregon school districts revealed students' knowledge concerning the transmission and prevention of AIDS, student attitudes toward AIDS patients, and source of student knowledge; showed improvement over a previous survey of middle school students; and confirms the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Educational Needs, Health Education, Knowledge Level
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John, Patricia La Caille, Comp. – 1992
This bibliography contains 140 citations (some with annotations) for selected rural education literature entered into the AGRICOLA database between January 1979 and September 1991. The publications, all in English, include books, commission papers, journal articles, legal documents, reports, academic theses, and audiovisual materials. Each entry…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Elliot, Jack – 1989
Despite increasing graduation requirements and the limited vocational offerings in rural schools, many rural high school students still enroll in vocational education courses. This study examined factors influencing the decisions of rural Ohio high school students to select vocational education courses. In spring 1988, an interview and…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Grade 10, High Schools, Rural Education
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
Leach, Mozelle P. – 1987
In order to investigate the efficacy of a decade-long language arts tutoring program, a study compared students' responses to a survey of their participation in and attitudes about the program with their Reading, Language, Math, and Total scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) and other tests. The tutoring program assigned college students…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Salmanzadeh, Cyrus – 1978
Based on field work in rural areas of Khuzestan Province in southwestern Iran in 1973-74, an examination of the nature of rural cultural houses in Iran was undertaken. Set up by royal decree in 1968, the rural cultural houses have had as their objective to assist peasantry in general and rural youth in particular to achieve a socially enriched…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Involvement, Cultural Education, Cultural Opportunities
ACKERSON, NELS J. – 1967
RURAL YOUTH ARE CONFRONTED WITH THE SERIOUS PARADOX OF OPPORTUNITY AND FRUSTRATION. OPPORTUNITIES ARE PLENTIFUL FOR THOSE WHO POSSESS SKILLS AND ABILITIES NECESSARY FOR COMPETING IN OUR TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED SOCIETY, BUT LIMITED FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO COMPETE IN OUR SOCIETY EITHER IN JOB COMPETITION OR IN SOCIAL PROCESSES. THE…
Descriptors: Culture, Curriculum, Dropout Rate, Educational Opportunities
Gores, Richard W., Ed. – 1968
Seven Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) concerned with small schools and rural areas present reports of progress and plans in this July-August 1968 issue of PACEreport. The document also contains a listing of publications dealing with rural education and a listing of films, filmstrips, and publications, developed under Title III…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Films
Blair, Leslie Asher, Ed. – SEDLetter, 2001
This theme issue of the newsletter SEDLetter contains articles about the challenges facing rural youth, communities, and schools, and the ways that rural schools are meeting those challenges. "When Rural Traditions Really Count" (Ullik Rouk) outlines the rural situation with regard to adolescent substance abuse, youth gangs, teen pregnancy,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
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Linden, Mary Frances – Rural Educator, 1993
A survey in a rural Texas school district revealed that as many as 85% of the students in grades 6-12 drink alcohol. Students believed their drinking routines to be normal, whereas teachers and parents felt that prevalent alcohol use and abuse had definite negative effects. (LP)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Elementary Secondary Education, Life Style
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Valentine, Gill; Holloway, Sarah L. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2001
A survey and in-depth interviews in an isolated British coastal town examined adolescents' computer and Internet use at home and in school. Adults had ambitious, future-oriented notions about how such technologies would expand children's educational opportunities and social and spatial horizons; in contrast, adolescents actually used technology in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents
Economic Research Service (USDA), Washington, DC. Agriculture and Rural Economy Div. – 1991
The 1980s found the U.S. economy vulnerable in the global marketplace. Many observers have argued that workforce education and skill levels are too low, particularly in rural areas. In this book, four studies examine the education crisis, the relationship between the education shortfall and rural economic stagnation, the importance of local…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Policy
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