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Intra-European Return Migration and Rural Development: Lessons from the Spanish Case
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Rhoades, Robert E. – Human Organization, 1978
During 1976, 133 former migrants representing 96 migrating units were interviewed. Through participant observation, various social contexts (villages, towns, and cities) were studied in terms of return migration. Emphasis centered on the rural context and specifically dealth with return destinations, investment behavior, problems of social…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, Migration Patterns
Exploring the Current and Future Role of Market Towns in Servicing Their Hinterlands: A Case Study of Alnwick in the North East of England
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Powe, N. A.; Shaw, T. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2004
Faced with the problems of access, distance and low population density, the provision of quality services to rural areas is inherently difficult. Although the role of market towns in alleviating problems in the provision of rural services has been given little consideration within the academic literature, they are currently being targeted by UK…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Rural Areas, Social Services
It's More Than the Money: The Relationship between Social Values and Demographic Change in Sustaining a Rural General Practitioner Workforce
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Cheney, Helen; Willetts, Juliet; Wilson, Erin – Rural Society, 2004
Historically, rural General Practitioners (GPs) in Australia tended to be male, Anglo, middle-class and in nuclear family structures, whereas the contemporary workforce demographic is increasingly female and of diverse ethnicity. Demographic trends and changing social values of university-educated professionals directly affect services in rural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Physicians, Females
The Viability of Rural Towns: A Critical Appraisal of the Role of Public and Private Sectors in Sustainable Rural Town Development.
Hudson, Philippa – 1992
This paper addresses the need to sustain rural towns in Australia through private and public investments. Rural and remote areas of Australia have provided the national economy with crucial export earnings and provided governments with royalties and taxes collected on regional resources. However, government funding for upgrading infrastructures…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Services, Economic Impact, Financial Support
The Development of Relevant Indicators for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Country Efforts for Promoting Youth's Role in Development. Report of the Expert Group Meeting (Manila, Philippines, December 13-20, 1980).
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok (Thailand). – 1980
The report of a United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Expert Group meeting, involving 13 experts from 10 countries, discusses planning national efforts to promote youth's role in development. Current systems and indicators used to assess the situation of rural and urban youth and their contribution to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Community Development, Comparative Analysis
Adult Education and Community Development in the West of Ireland.
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O'Cinneide, Micheal S. – Research in Rural Education, 1987
Describes adult educational program by University College Galway in rural West Ireland, following significant out-migration of young people. Aim is to encourage development initiatives, community participation, and self help. Program includes lectures, seminars, and class projects. Program's successes noted. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Change, Community Development