Factors affecting the resources and service delivery in rural schools center on financial aspects (including high transportation costs and lower eligibility for vocational education funds) and human factors (such as smaller district size and lower population density and fewer and less varied occupational alternatives). Recommendations are offered…

THE APPEAL OF LOW LABOR COSTS IS SEEN AS THE MAIN INFLUENCE OF INDUSTRY'S DECENTRALIZED EXPANSION. THIS EXPANSION HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH TO OFFSET AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT DECLINES. THUS, A NET MIGRATION TO URBAN AREAS, DRAINING THE MORE REMOTE RURAL AREAS, IS STILL NECESSARY. IMPLICATIONS FOR RURAL AREAS INCLUDE BETTER PUBLIC EDUCATION AND A…

The vocational needs of rural America are discussed in this 2-part research synthesis. Part 1 discusses the problem from a sociological point of view. The author of this section considers demographic and ecological factors, the economy of rural areas, educational patterns, racial and ethnic factors, and political and legal implications.…

Representing over 72 different groups and agencies, 107 participants attended the May 29-31, 1979, National Seminar on Rural Education. Prior to the seminar, experts and practitioners in the fields of rural education and sociology were commissioned to produce 22 papers documenting, summarizing, and interpreting research and practice in 6 areas:…