Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This state of the art review, one of three in the subset of career guidance program support information volumes, summarizes the strengths and limitations of the rural home, school, and community and offers insights into the available and desired career guidance programs for the rural setting. Findings and conclusions are presented in the form of a separate position paper with bibliography on each subtopic: (1) The rural home, (2) the rural school, (3) the rural community, (4) rural attitudes and values, (5) career guidance program planning and implementation, (6) assessment for guidance, (7) career guidance program goals and objectives, (8) resource assessment, (9) methods assessment, (10) career guidance practices for home, school, and community, (11) placement services for rural youth, (12) evaluation, (13) staff development, and (14) community relations and involvement. A brief summary of the whole review concludes the paper. (TA)