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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1992
On September 30, 1991, the House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families convened to celebrate National Children's Day and hear the testimony of youth ambassadors, teachers, and congressional representatives. This record of the congressional hearing includes the spoken and prepared statements of Representatives Patricia Schroeder, Joseph…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Prevention, Hearings, High Risk Students
Stout, Betty; And Others – 1990
Texas ranks among the top 10 states for school dropouts with an annual dropout rate of about 30%. Some dropout prevention programs are incorporating community service components as a means to counter the alienation and low self-esteem frequently seen among dropouts and at-risk students. Significant adults other than school personnel provide youth…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students, Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults
Mokler, Mary M. – 1989
Teens Talk is a project conducted to develop peer leadership among pregnant/parenting teens (both male and female) by participation in panels. After training, the panels present information as well as experiences and attitudes to adult community groups to raise awareness and support, to youth groups to prevent teen pregnancy, and to other…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Peer Counseling, Peer Influence
Parkhurst, Howard – 1988
In response to a recognition of the differing needs and educational goals of non-college-bound and college-bound rural high school students, this guide presents the English curriculum for non-college-bound students (called "general English") adopted at Arenac Eastern High School (Michigan). Chapter 1 explains the background and purpose of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Curriculum Research
PDF pending restorationDwyer, Edward J. – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1980
A study examined the achievement scores of second graders by race and sex on several measures of language competence. Achievement was measured in paradigmatic language, reading comprehension, sight vocabulary and listening comprehension. Subjects were 157 second graders in a large elementary school in a rural county in Georgia; one-third of the…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Language Acquisition, Listening Comprehension, Primary Education
Wirth, M. E.; And Others – 1976
To provide farm employers with a clearer understanding of what is required to attract qualified people for responsible positions and agricultural students with an overview of substantial job opportunities in farm employment, this study summarized agricultural employment trends, reviewed research findings in occupational development, surveyed…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Career Choice, Employment Patterns, Expectation
Schlichter, Carol L. – 1981
Rural gifted students are often characterized in the literature as sharing many of the needs and problems of other culturally diverse groups. They are viewed as having problems related to self-esteem, level of aspiration, and frustration with an instructional program which often fails to provide for learning relevant to the students' interests and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Decision Making Skills, Educational Needs, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedTucker, Charles Jackson – Phylon, 1974
Discusses changes in the rural black farm and non-farm populations from 1950 to 1970 with reference to shifts in the age composition of these subgroups, influences affecting migration, and likely future trends. (EH)
Descriptors: Black Population Trends, Migration Patterns, Population Distribution, Racial Distribution
Jacobs, Peter J. – 1977
The upward economic flux of Pike County is having a dramatic impact on the traditional morals and values held by the established community. Drug availability has increased proportionately with improved highway systems, accessibility of money, and increasing numbers of youth with their own cars. Although 75% of the population live in isolated…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Action, Community Health Services, Drug Abuse
Peer reviewedPant, N. K. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1975
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Developing Nations, Functional Literacy
Kuipers, Judith L.; and Others – 1979
A sample of 176 Tennessee children and their mothers were studied in 1969 when the children were fifth or sixth graders and again in 1975 when they were eleventh or twelfth graders to determine changes in occupational and educational aspirations and expectations along with possible causes for such changes. Comparison of occupational aspirations…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Comparative Analysis, Dropouts, Educational Attitudes
Hanson, Jean Thompson – 1980
Results of recent surveys of students, parents, and communities in west-central Minnesota indicate a great desire for vocational education and a perception of vocational education for a job as a basic skill. The rural student needs greater access to vocational programming in order to help break patterns of poverty and open the vision of students…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Exploration, Financial Support, High Schools
Brown, Nina W. – 1978
If a program is to succeed, sufficient attention must be devoted to the personality characteristics, attitudes and interests of the persons for whom the program is being planned. The data from a study of the personality characteristics of 446 poor, black adolescents enrolled in a summer poverty work program were used to demonstrate how the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged
CHAMBERLAIN, IDA – 1967
WEST VIRGINIA IS A RURAL STATE HAVING A LARGE POVERTY STRICKEN POPULATION. SINCE THIS GROUP HAD NO ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SPONSORED A VISTA PROGRAM IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION, AND ENCOURAGED THE VOLUNTEERS TO USE THEIR OWN CREATIVITY AND INGENUITY IN PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES AS--(1)…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Health Services, Leadership, Mental Health
DOWLER, LLOYD – 1967
AGRIBUSINESS IS DEFINED AS THE SUM TOTAL OF ALL OPERATIONS INVOLVED IN THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FARM SUPPLIES, PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ON THE FARM, AND THE STORAGE, PROCESSING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF FARM COMMODITIES AND ITEMS MADE FROM THEM. WITHIN THESE THREE AREAS ARE SEEN MANY JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR RURAL AND URBAN YOUTH HAVING COLLEGE…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Agriculture, Career Counseling, Employment Opportunities
