Limited empirical documentation exists for the developmental pathways available to "rural" youth growing up in low-resource community settings. Drawing on ethnographic data, this article examines the developmental pathways experienced by youth in a rural trailer park. Findings reveal how various factors, some inherent to working poor class status…

This study determined the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use among high school students in selected rural communities in Arkansas and identified factors associated with initiation and maintenance of use. Implications for health educators are discussed. (Author/MT)

Surveyed a large sample of Nigerian school children and found a 4.51 percent overall incidence of left-handedness, considerably higher than previous reports from Nigeria and other parts of Africa. Found higher incidences in boys than in girls and in urban than in rural children. (Author/MK)

Notes that rural family is vulnerable to overwhelming crises and that adolescent suicide may result from or add to stress. Identifies and examines specific stressors with which rural adolescent must deal, coping mechanisms used, and how failure of coping strategies can lead to suicidal behavior. Examines therapeutic modalities available and…

All terrain vehicles (ATVs) are a popular form of transportation and recreation for youth. ATVs are also convenient for farm-related activities. However, the impact of the farming environment on ATV-related injuries is not clear. To determine differences in ATV-related behaviors, exposures, risk factors, and injuries between farm youth and their…

Nanakuli is a rural, poverty-stricken community on the remote west coast of the Hawaiian island of O'ahu. In May 2006, Nanakuli High and Intermediate was ranked the worst school in the state of Hawaii. In this article, the author relates what happened when she led teens in Nanakuli through the creation and performance of an original theatre show…

"Art and Social Justice Education" offers inspiration and tools for educators to craft critical, meaningful, and transformative arts education curriculum and arts integration projects. The images, descriptive texts, essays, and resources are grounded within a clear social justice framework and linked to ideas about culture as commons. Essays and a…

This report is a summary of discussions that took place at the "Sound Off" Regional Rural Youth Dialogue on Employment, Education and Communication, held in Vernon, British Columbia, on January 14, 2006. This event was part of the Rural Dialogue, an ongoing, two-way discussion between the Government of Canada and Canadians from rural,…

Following the cultural turn within the social sciences, recent debates on how to conceptualise "the rural" have focused on "rurality" as a phenomenon produced by processes of social construction. This paper presents an empirical account of the outcome of these social construction processes through an analysis of how teenagers…

THE TENDENCY FOR YOUNG AMERICANS TO ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE, COMBINED WITH THE LONG-ESTABLISHED TREND OF RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION, PROVIDES A BASE FOR THE MIGRATION OF RURAL YOUTH. THE BASE IS BROADENED BY THE PROCESSES OF CHANGE WHICH HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY INCREASINGLY URBAN. THERE ARE FOUR FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE MIGRATION OF RURAL YOUTH TO CITIES…

Context: Few studies have examined the prevalence of overweight status and physical inactivity among children and adolescents living in rural America. Purpose: We examined urban and rural differences in the prevalence of overweight status and physical inactivity among US children. Methods: Data were drawn from the 2003 National Survey of…

A two-wave analysis of the dynamics of occupational expectations in a rural youth panel generally failed to support the hypothesis of 'increasing realism of choice.' (Author)

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE NUMBER AND KIND OF MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS WAS BASED ON REPORTS RECEIVED FROM 1,537 OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS IN THE UNITED STATES AS OF APRIL 1961. ASPECTS OF CLINIC SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH EXAMINED WERE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, CLINIC CHARACTERISTICS, PROFESSIONAL MAN-HOURS AVAILABLE PER WEEK,…

THE ISSUES OF A LOCAL COMMUNITY SHOULD NOT BE ARBITRARILY SETTLED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECOGNITION OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PROCESS PLANNING WHICH ARE--THE NATIONAL, THE REGIONAL, AND THE LOCAL. ALMOST EVERY GROUP THAT IS ORIENTED TO RURAL YOUTH HAS A NATIONAL OFFICE WITH REGIONAL DIVISIONS. THE SPEAKER SUGGESTS THAT THE…

Presenting a documentary statement regarding the background of rural youth health needs, this article includes definitions, barriers to health care for the rural poor (poverty, culture, isolation, immobility, and low priority for health services), and some alternatives (self-care, a wider view of health determinants, living patterns, etc.). (JC)