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Bishop, C. E.; And Others – 1970
The problems and advantages of locating industry in a rural setting were discussed in this conference report. The 10 individual speeches covered: changes in employment and the labor force; problems and advantages of rural locations, rural labor, and site selection; the importance of involving the Black community; the nature of the food processing…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economic Change, Employment Problems, Human Resources
Small, Sylvia S. – 1971
This book is a compilation of data on black Americans. The record of the past two decades shows that blacks have been migrating out of the rural South into the cities of the North and West. There, with greater choices, many have been progressing economically from unskilled low-paid jobs into white-collar and skilled occupations. In search of…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Black Housing, Black Population Trends, Blacks
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Anderson, Kenneth E. – 1970
This report, developed by the Master Planning Commission on Kansas education, provides some demographic considerations important to the future of education in Kansas. The focus is on the early years beyond high school. Specifically the number of high school seniors are projected over the period of the next decade and a half. Due to its very…
Descriptors: Demography, Enrollment Projections, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education
Beale, Calvin L. – 1976
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…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Metropolitan Areas, Migration Patterns
Melican, Robert L. – 1976
The flow of postsecondary level students into and out of a state or regional area can be significant to many institutions in their budgeting and planning. In New England the migration of students will continue to be a critical factor in the decades ahead. The data in this report encompass all full-time and part-time students or total headcount…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Geographic Regions, Higher Education
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Flora, Jan L. – American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1976
Compares per-pupil educational costs for rural and urban Kansas counties, including costs resulting from rural-urban migration of educated young people, and analyzes the potential impact of various school tax reforms. (JG)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student, Finance Reform
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Watkins, Alfred J. – Social Science Quarterly, 1978
Examines the historical patterns and components of the population flows that have contributed to recent metropolitan development in the sunbelt. Examines potential problems and fundamental contradictions inherent in both the continuation and cessation of the population influx. Suggests that these demographic and economic trends may seriously…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Demography, Futures (of Society), Metropolitan Areas
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Thieblot, Armand J., Jr. – CEFP Journal, 1977
The volume of school construction has steadily declined since 1965 while school construction expenditures have remained relatively steady. Specifics on these and other school housing trends are discussed in an overview of the education market. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Chistolini, Sandra – 1996
This paper examines the reasons Italian women migrate to other countries. The paper asserts that, historically, women have been virtually ignored in the study of migration patterns. A growing consensus among experts is to consider migrations as a social phenomenon of global importance and under the banner of international cooperation. The reasons…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Demography, Females, Foreign Countries
Chamberlin, Gary D.; Franklin, Kathy K. – 1997
The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of the generation born between 1977 and 1994, the "baby boom echo," on the demand for higher education and workforce development in Arkansas. Although the birthrate in Arkansas for this period does not correlate with the national trend, increased school enrollment and in-migration in…
Descriptors: College Students, Demography, Educational Demand, Employment Patterns
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Hawkins, Home C. – Phylon, 1973
Traces the migration of blacks broken into the following time periods: (1) from 1863 to 1900; (2) from 1910 to 1930, with attention to the conditions which prompted the mass exodus that began in 1910; (3) from 1930 to 1950; (4) from 1950 to 1960, with attention to the future migration of blacks. (RJ)
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Employment Patterns, Migrant Employment
Reul, Myrtle R. – Rural Manpower Developments, 1973
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Services, Institutional Role
Riggs, Robert O. – School and Society, 1972
Author discusses the challenge facing non-urban universities to assume active roles in the development and revitalization of rural life. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Quality, Educational Resources, Extension Education
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Morrill, Richard L.; Donaldsen, O. Fred – Economic Geography, 1972
Descriptors: American History, Black History, Black Population Trends, Geographic Concepts
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Marshall, Harvey; Lewis, Bonnie L. – Journal of Urban Affairs, 1982
Migration data suggest an evolutionary process in which central cities attract high status migrants when cities are relatively small, attract migrants less as they grow, and then again become attractive. Large northern cities may currently be in the middle stage. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Metropolitan Areas, Migrants, Migration Patterns, Population Distribution
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