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Joseph, Alun E.; Skinner, Mark W. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2012
This paper examines voluntarism as a response to the challenges faced by people growing old in rural communities that are themselves being transformed in fundamental ways, both socially and demographically. Informed by evolving theorisations within the rural aging and geographies of voluntarism literatures, we outline the key processes in space…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, News Reporting, Rural Areas, Well Being
Howell, Robert E.; Bentley, Marion T. – 1986
Part of a series on economic recovery strategies and techniques for assessing, managing, and mitigating the impacts of economic decline resulting from plant closures, substantial layoffs, or plant relocation, this paper presents a model local leaders can use to analyze, plan, and organize activities. As a means of illustrating the kinds of impacts…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Change, Community Involvement, Crisis Management
Blisard, Herb – Small Town, 1992
Discusses the problems and impact of national trends on small towns and how small towns in eastern Washington have adapted to social and economic change. Illustrates how small towns try to address contemporary concerns such as computerization, the environment, and the expanding needs of their communities while continuing to hold on to their…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Life Style
Goreham, Gary A.; And Others – 1987
A model was developed to explore the relationship between the personal characteristics of rural community residents, their social involvement, and their social awareness. Specific personal characteristic variables were educational level, gender, gross family income, and marital status. Social involvement variables were personal impact of farm…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Change, Community Organizations, Individual Characteristics
Margolis, Richard J. – 1980
For many small-town citizens the post office remains an essential institution, not only as a collector and distributor of the mails but also as a focal point of sociability and intimacy, as a news center, and as a provider of special neighborhood services and counseling. In order to provide data for the Postal Rate Commission (charged with…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Change, Community Characteristics

Hughey, Joseph B. – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Examines change in attitude toward community and descriptions of neighborhood environments of 217 residents of rural host community for a nuclear power plant. Finds negative attitude change and less positive descriptions of neighborhoods. Discusses implications for community psychology and preventive intervention. (LFL)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Psychology
Sim, R. Alex – 1993
This paper overviews the evolution of rural society in Ontario (Canada) from the author's personal experience and research. The paper defines "rural" and "culture" and discusses how these concepts are relevant to social change and the resulting effects on technology, demographics, social organization, and community beliefs and…
Descriptors: Centralization, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Action
Thacheen, Piyaporn; Lauzon, Allan C. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2006
Rural areas in both developed and developing countries are being increasingly marginalized through structural changes. Furthermore, the disinvestment in state-provided supports and services means that rural people are left to their own devices to cope with these changes. Numerous authors argue that the most effective way of dealing with these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Forestry, Rural Development, Case Studies
Jobes, Patrick C. – 1979
Satisfaction with one's community is an elusive quality related to a variety of physical and social factors. As changes in the community become imminent, levels of satisfaction may also change. Residents of two communities were periodically questioned as their personal satisfaction, (happy place, suitable size), satisfaction with services…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Agents, Community Attitudes, Community Change
New York State Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, Albany. – 1984
Trends, strengths and assets, weaknesses and problem areas, goals, and public policy questions in the area of human relations and community life in rural New York state are presented with supporting statistics. Trends considered include rural and elderly rural population increases; suicide, homicide, and domestic violence rate increases; demands…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Services, Economic Opportunities, Human Relations