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The Australian Curriculum: Excellence or Equity. A Rural Perspective
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Drummond, Aaron – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2012
In 2008 it was agreed by the Australian Education Ministers that a national curriculum be implemented with the rationale that it would help to ensure high quality education for all young Australians (ACARA, 2012b). One reason for the shift to a standardised national curriculum is so that "School and curriculum authorities can collaborate to…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
Promoting Compulsory Education in Rural China: What Are the NPOs Doing?
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Zhou, Huiquan – Frontiers of Education in China, 2012
Due to imbalanced social and economic development, education in poverty-stricken rural areas in China is lagging behind that of urban areas. The current study explores the role of the nonprofit organizations (NPOs) involved in rural compulsory education promotion. Results show that the NPOs are providing a variety of programs to promote rural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Development, Urban Areas, Compulsory Education
Reaching Out to Older Veterans in Need: The Elko Clinic Demonstration Project
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Juretic, Meghan; Hill, Robert; Luptak, Marilyn; Rupper, Randall; Bair, Byron; Floyd, James; Westfield, Brian; Dailey, Nancy K. – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Context: The challenge of providing meaningful health care services to veterans living in rural communities is a major public health concern that involves redefining the traditional facility-based model of care delivery employed in urban areas. Purpose: This paper describes the steps of a demonstration project, the Elko Telehealth Outreach Clinic.…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Health Education, Public Health, Demonstration Programs
Rural Hospital Patient Safety Systems Implementation in Two States
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Longo, Daniel R.; Hewett, John E.; Ge, Bin; Schubert, Shari – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Context and Purpose: With heightened attention to medical errors and patient safety, we surveyed Utah and Missouri hospitals to assess the "state of the art" in patient safety systems and identify changes over time. This study examines differences between urban and rural hospitals. Methods: Survey of all acute care hospitals in Utah and…
Descriptors: Safety, Hospitals, Factor Analysis, Rural Areas
A Model for Rural Social Service Outreach.
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Sallee, Alvin L.; Hoffman, Kay – 1988
This paper presents a model for rural social service outreach programs, based upon the following: (1) an explanation of various resource systems and how they are related to outreach services; (2) current economic and social conditions of rural areas; (3) rural client systems; (4) the relationship of the agricultural extension model to rural…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Programs, Community Services, Delivery Systems
Economic Development Strategies for Nonmetropolitan Areas. Occasional Papers Series No. 85-1.
Smith, Russell L. – 1985
Rural economic development presents a paradox of growth in population and jobs without corresponding improvement in local economic well-being. Four forces may impede nonmetropolitan development efforts. Growth of multiestablishment corporations makes traditional regional economic development models unrealistic. Rural industrialization is socially,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Benefits, Community Development, Community Involvement