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Download full textSummers, Gene F.; And Others – 1988
Intended for rural development practitioners and extension educators, this publication examines trends and issues in the revitalization of rural America. Chapter 1 defines community economic vitality as the capacity to ensure a flow of jobs and income over time; focuses attention on the realities of competition between communities and the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Economic Research
Lyson, Thomas A., Ed.; Falk, William W., Ed. – 1993
This book examines predominantly rural regions of the United States that lag behind the rest of the country in income, employment, access to services, and measures of education and health. Case studies of nine regions examine historical background; current economic and social conditions (including demography, educational attainment, and…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Case Studies, Demography, Economic Development
Nelson, Margaret K.; Smith, Joan – 1999
This book reports on the effects of economic restructuring on the livelihood of working families in a rural Vermont county. Specifically, a study investigated family strategies to ensure and enhance daily survival including gainful employment (informal and formal), moonlighting, self-provisioning efforts, and non-monetary exchanges with other…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Family Life
Johnson, Nan E., Ed.; Wang, Ching-li, Ed. – 1997
This book includes studies of globalization-related social changes in rural areas of the United States and other countries and implications of these studies for sociological theory. Although no chapter focuses exclusively on education, education-related themes include rural school dropouts and intergenerational poverty, the migration of rural…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Farmers, Foreign Countries
Gibbs, Robert M., Ed.; Swaim, Paul L., Ed.; Teixeira, Ruy, Ed. – 1998
This book examines the education, training, and skill supply of the rural workforce; the role of rural workforce quality in rural development; and the barriers that prevent many rural people from obtaining the skills needed for good jobs. Data are drawn from large national surveys of schools, students, and households. The first three chapters…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
