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McCormick, Naomi; And Others – Adolescence, 1985
Examined personal values and sexual and contraceptive experiences of 75 male and 88 female high school students from a rural county of New York. Results suggested that religiosity was unrelated to students' sexual behavior and use of contraceptives. The different groups of high school students exhibited remarkably homogeneous sexual and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Contraception, High Schools, Religion

Kagan, Spencer; And Others – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1981
Tested the hypothesis that a consequence of increased urbanization is increased competitiveness. Measured Mexican children's preferred responses to conflict. Results did not support the urban-rural dichotomy but suggested the need for a more differentiated classification of the social ecology of settings. (Author/MK)
Descriptors: Children, Conflict Resolution, Mexicans, Rural Youth

Joerger, Richard M.; Ferguson, Jerry; Hendricks, Russ – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2000
Stakeholder groups (150 farmers, 36 secondary agriculture teachers, 16 preservice teachers, 85 nonfarm secondary students, 128 farm students) were surveyed. They agreed on farm safety topics to be taught, but differed in levels of belief concerning the need to teach it. Farm and nonfarm students gave the lowest priority to farm safety topics. (SK)
Descriptors: Course Content, Rural Youth, Safety, Safety Education
Rule, Audrey C.; Barrera, Manuel T., III – Online Submission, 2008
Integration of subject areas with technology and thinking skills is a way to help teachers cope with today's overloaded curriculum and to help students see the connectedness of different curriculum areas. This study compares three authentic approaches to teaching a science unit on bird adaptations for habitat that integrate thinking skills and…
Descriptors: Animals, Self Efficacy, Problem Based Learning, Scores
Reprintseva, G. I. – Russian Education and Society, 2009
This article discusses how the conditions in Russia are changing the characteristics of rural families, reducing the prevalence of traditional culture, changing the behavior of rural youth, and increasing familial conflict and the incidence of divorce. The deterioration of the social and economic situation that is being experienced today by many…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Smoking, Narcotics, Correctional Institutions
GENEREUX, DOUGLAS G. – 1967
AN ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL FARMER REPLACEMENT NEEDS IN THE 93 COUNTIES OF NEBRASKA WAS COMPUTED BY A FORMULA DEVELOPED BY CLARENCE BUNDY AT IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY AND APPLIED TO CENSUS DATA. THE FORMULA WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF FARMER RETIREMENTS, OR FARMERS LEAVING FARMING, AND FARM CONSOLIDATION RATES. ACCORDING TO THE ESTIMATES, 951…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Farm Occupations, Farmers
Hooper, Frank H. – J Negro Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Child Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Testing, Rural Youth
Williams, Carolyn – Farmworker Journal, 1979
Designed to meet the needs of children who have no other means of receiving nutritious meals during the summer months, the summer food program operates out of schools, churches, playgrounds, parks--facilities which can demonstrate that they have the capability to serve wholesome meals and snacks to children in needy areas. (Author/NQ)
Descriptors: Food Service, Lunch Programs, Program Costs, Rural Youth

Woodward, John C.; Frank, Barbara D. – Adolescence, 1988
Investigated loneliness of rural Nebraskan adolescents (n=387)) in relation to aspects of their self-esteem. Gathered data using the Loneliness Inventory (Woodward, 1967), Bachman's (1970) Self Esteem Scale, and Coping Strategies Inventory (Woodward, 1987). Results indicated that rural adolescents had extremely high loneliness scores and that 10…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Loneliness, Preadolescents

King, Valarie; Elder, Glen H., Jr. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1995
Examines differences between rural farm and nonfarm families on the extent and quality of relationships between adolescents and their grandparents, with emphasis on linking relationships. Grandchildren in farm families have more contact with grandparents and rate the quality of their relationship higher, particularly with paternal grandparents.…
Descriptors: Extended Family, Family Relationship, Grandchildren, Grandparents
Varpalotai, Aniko; Thomas, Malcolm – Education in Rural Australia, 2007
This article is based on interviews carried out in rural communities in Canada and Wales with health care workers, educators, administrators and policymakers. The focus of the interviews was on assessing the perceived needs and available services for rural youth, either within their schools or within the immediate community. Various problems and…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Health Education, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
Donelly, Eva – International Education, 2006
The adolescent years are often turbulent, for they signal a very important developmental period recognized across all known societies as one of transition or a rite of passage--a period that signals changes in status, responsibilities, and rights. In addition, this era is often marked by "biological, cognitive, and socioemotional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents, Rural Youth, Elementary School Students
Concurrent Validity of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and the Welsh Figural Preference Test

Goolsby, Thomas M.; Helwig, Loren D. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1975
Explores the patterns of interrelationships among the part scores and total scores of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking and the Welsh Figural Preference Test for a sample of fifth grade pupils. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Creativity Tests, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Relationship
COPP, JAMES H. – 1963
FAMILY BACKGROUNDS OF RURAL YOUTH ARE DISCUSSED. THE BACKGROUND PROVIDED BY THE FAMILY HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF RURAL YOUTH IN AN URBANIZED, HIGHLY TECHNICAL SOCIETY. THE BASIC ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF RURAL AREAS INFLUENCE THE RATE OF SOCIAL CHANGE, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY AS A SOCIAL UNIT, AND THE ORIENTATION TOWARD LEGAL…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Family (Sociological Unit), Rural Family, Rural Population
BEEGLE, J. ALLAN – 1963
RURAL YOUTH, DEFINED AS THOSE AGED 15 TO 24, COMPRISE AN IMPORTANT PORTION OF THE U.S. POPULATION. THEY NUMBER 7.5 MILLION PERSONS, WITH 5.7 MILLION RESIDING IN RURAL-NONFARM AREAS AND 1.8 MILLION RESIDING IN RURAL-FARM AREAS. RURAL-NONFARM AND RURAL-FARM YOUTH IN THESE AGES FORM A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TOTAL POPULATION THAN URBAN…
Descriptors: Demography, Employment Patterns, Enrollment, Marital Status