Agricultural education programs are experiencing pressure to change from a variety of educational and societal influences. This pressure is not new to agricultural education programs. The evolution of vocational agriculture from 1945 to 1963 provides a historical example of vocational education change as a result of social influences. Rural…

Recent data suggest that nonmetropolitan America is experiencing an outmigration trend. Between 1998 and 2004, more people have moved out of nonmetropolitan areas than moved into these areas. This net outmigration trend presents a fundamental challenge to nonmetropolitan areas and contradicts the predictions of social scientists who argued that…

Seasonal migration for work by poor rural families is a phenomenon that is escalating as the agrarian crisis mounts. Millions of families that migrate are compelled to take their children along, leaving school and a normal childhood behind. They spend several months every year at work sites such as brick kilns, salt pans, plantations and stone…

Investigated physicians' (N=126) perceptions regarding impact on health care services of influx of elderly migrants in two rural counties. Presence of post-retirement group was important factor to those who recently set up practices. Most reported increase in elderly patient load; most continued to accept new elderly patients. Many saw need for…

The question of how communities and individuals adapt to changing climatic conditions is of pressing concern to scientists and policymakers in light of the growing evidence that human activity has modified the Earth's climate. A number of authors have suggested that widespread changes in human settlement and migration patterns may occur in…

Examines the contribution of various-sized places and rural areas to aggregate United States and nonmetropolitan change from 1950 to 1980 using decennial census data. Shows that rural areas were growing faster than urban areas during the 1970s, accounting for over 80 percent of aggregate nonmetropolitan change. (NEC)

Based primarily on 1980 census data, the bulletin presents five sets of tables which describe changes in population which have occurred in South Dakota as a result of migration into and out of the state. Table 1 provides state of origin/destination, rank, number, and percentage data on migration into and out of South Dakota from 1975-80. Figures…

Rural education should be targeted as a national priority as it affects urban and suburban populations with increasing directness. Policymakers, officials, and education researchers need to examine all existing programs, policies, regulations, and guidelines from the rural schools' point of view. Those elements that inhibit local initiative and…

Migration data from the Current Population Survey indicate a small population gain for rural areas during the period from 1990 to 1994. Examination of data by age, education, and poverty level suggests a reversal of the "brain drain" trend of the 1980s, as more working-age people with children and college graduates move into rural areas,…

Analysis of annual county-level migration estimates indicates that in recent decades, migrants to the rural South have persistently favored areas with specific attractions: urban access, high-tech jobs, and favorable climates. As migrants are younger and better educated than the overall population, such patterns exacerbate rural development…

The study evaluates employment opportunities, job satisfaction, and migration among young Washington adults. Results were based on data collected in a 1973 mail survey of members of high school classes graduating in 1965 or 1966 (N=1059) from rural schools throughout the state. A follow-up survey of the migrating portion of the sample takes a…

Census data was utilized to determine the net effect of internal migration between 1955 and 1960 upon the educational status of the population of the South 25 to 64 years of age in 1960. The major findings of the study are as follows: (1) the median educational attainment of the Southern population was not greatly altered through the interchange…

Late in 1973 it became evident that the trend of population growth in the U.S. had turned toward rural and small town areas. Growth and migration rates for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas were compared. Counties were classified by certain basic functional characteristics, and the trend was examined in those that were dominated by some…