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Demi, Mary Ann; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Snyder, Anastasia R. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2010
This study uses an ecological systems framework to examine how indicators of individual, family, and school contexts are associated with post-secondary educational enrollment among a sample of rural youth. Structural equation modeling allows us to examine both direct and indirect effects of these contexts on school enrollment. Unique elements of…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Adolescents
Ferguson, Gail M. (Anderson); Cramer, Phebe – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2007
This study investigates the extent to which two different models predict the relation of self-esteem to skin color and rural/urban residence among Jamaican children. To explain this relation, Crocker and Major's Self-protective hypothesis and Harter's Additive model were examined among 200 African-Caribbean children from rural (n=85) and urban…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Latin Americans, Children, Self Esteem
Eshpanova, D. D.; Aitbai, K. O.; Aidarbekov, Z. S. – Russian Education and Society, 2009
This article discusses why it has become considerably more difficult for the rising generations to enter the system of social and civic relations in today's Kazakh society. This situation is due to the transition from the Soviet model of socialization (which was unitary in terms of its normative character, with equal starting social opportunities…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Socialization, Rural Youth, Maturity (Individuals)
Lambert, David; Gale, John A.; Hartley, David – Journal of Rural Health, 2008
Purpose: Addressing substance abuse in rural America requires extending our understanding beyond urban-rural comparisons to how substance abuse varies across rural communities of different sizes. We address this gap by examining substance abuse prevalence across 4 geographic levels, focusing on youth (age 12-17 years) and young adults (age 18-25…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Substance Abuse, Incidence, Prevention
Robbins, Vestena; Dollard, Norin; Armstrong, Beth Jordan; Kutash, Krista; Vergon, Keren S. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2008
The inverse relationship between economic status and mental illness is well established. Less is known, however, about the nature of this relationship. A comparison of poor suburban and rural youth receiving services for their emotional and behavioral problems revealed more similarities than differences. Family income increased during the first…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Economic Status, Family Income, Mental Disorders
Heflinger, Craig Anne; Hoffman, Cheri – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: All youth, especially those with serious emotional disturbances (SED), face challenges as they transition to adulthood. Little is known about rural youth at risk for transition problems. Purpose: To examine transition-age youth who use publicly funded services in rural and urban/suburban locations in Tennessee in order to describe youth…
Descriptors: Health Services, Group Membership, Rural Youth, Mental Retardation
Howley, Caitlin W. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2006
To better understand the influence of rural context on youth's life chances, this study takes up the question of rural children's educational aspirations. The experience of rural life may, as some claim, limit students' educational aspirations. Yet there are indications that rural communities simultaneously generate important social benefits that…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Academic Aspiration, Student Educational Objectives, Rural Urban Differences
Brumby, Susan; Eversole, Robyn; Scholfield, Kaye; Watt, Leanne – Youth Studies Australia, 2007
The 10MMM multimedia project began in late 2002 in a rural region of western Victoria and has now entered its second stage. It is an inter-agency initiative intended to decrease the social isolation of rural young people and stimulate the expression of youth "voice" and leadership using multimedia tools. As the process of working with…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Adolescents, Multimedia Materials, Agency Cooperation
Kerpelman, Jennifer L.; Eryigit, Suna; Stephens, Carolyn J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2008
The current study, using data from 374 African American students (59.4% female) in grades 7-12 attending a rural, southern county public school, addressed associations of self-efficacy, ethnic identity and parental support with "future education orientation." Both gender and current level of achievement distinguished adolescents with…
Descriptors: African American Students, Adolescents, Ethnicity, Self Efficacy
Estell, David B.; Farmer, Thomas W.; Irvin, Matthew J.; Thompson, Jana H.; Hutchins, Bryan C.; McDonough, Erin M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
The transition to high school has been identified as a potentially difficult time in adolescents' lives. Reductions in both academic and social functioning often accompany this transition. While these effects have been documented in urban youth, the move to high school has not been extensively studied in rural minority youth. Toward that end, the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Rural Youth, Adolescents, Grade 9
Shepardson, Daniel P.; Wee, Bryan; Priddy, Michelle; Harbor, Jon – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
What are students' mental models of the environment? In what ways, if any, do students' mental models vary by grade level or community setting? These two questions guided the research reported in this article. The Environments Task was administered to students from 25 different teacher-classrooms. The student responses were first inductively…
Descriptors: Models, Environmental Influences, Student Attitudes, Environmental Education
Morgan, Philip – Rural Society, 2008
Current government and business policy has forced regional Australia to adjust to the national deregulation of industries on which regional communities have become highly dependent. Adjustment is proving difficult with many regional communities struggling as the economic, social and educational core of the town and district falters. This paper…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Employment, Rural Areas, Welfare Services
Goldcamp, E. Michael; Myers, John; Hendricks, Kitty; Layne, Larry; Helmkamp, Jim – Journal of Rural Health, 2006
Use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in agriculture appears to be growing. Purpose: To provide estimates of ATV ownership and exposure on US farms and an overview of injuries to youths as a result of ATV use on the farm in 2001. Methods: Analysis of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and US Department of Agriculture 2001…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Telephone Surveys, Rural Youth, Motor Vehicles
Chaplin, John – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1974
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Descriptors: Library Services, Rural Areas, Rural Youth
Waxman, Sandra; Medin, Douglas – Human Development, 2007
This paper builds on Hatano and Inagaki's pioneering work on the role of experience and cultural models in children's biological reasoning. We use a category-based induction task to consider how experience and cultural models shape rural and urban children's patterns of biological reasoning. We discuss the implications of these findings for…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Educational Practices, Children, Experience