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Direct linkBain, Carmen; Prokos, Anastasia; Liu, Hexuan – Rural Sociology, 2012
Drawing on data from six communities in Kansas and Iowa, we explore the factors that are related to community members' current levels of overall support for local ethanol plants. What are residents' opinions about the benefits and drawbacks of local ownership of ethanol plants? How does that awareness lead to overall support of plants? Our…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Ownership, Community Support, Fuels
Tan, Charlene – Education, Knowledge & Economy: A Journal for Education and Social Enterprise, 2011
In the light of the global trends towards international assessment, inter-country comparison and policy convergence, this article critically discusses the contextual factors that influence educational success in Shanghai and Singapore. Focussing on the structural and cultural frames, this article maintains that the educational achievement in…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
Download full textAhsan, Nilofer – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008
Poverty and unemployment aren't spread evenly across cities or regions, but rather are concentrated in disinvested urban neighborhoods and rural communities around the country. These communities are home to the nation's most vulnerable children and families. Despite some signs of improvement in economic conditions for families in the United…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Disadvantaged, Urban Areas, Rural Areas
Holt, Carleton R.; Wendt, Matthew A,; Smith, Roland M. – Rural Educator, 2006
Following two-failed school bond issues in 1995 and 1998, one mid-sized rural school district organized an effort that led to two successful school bond elections in 2001 and 2003. The school district's strategic plan mirrored many of the recommendations for successful bond referendums published in School Bond Success: A Strategy for Building…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Rural Schools, Elections, Bond Issues
