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Books on: rural communities

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The Community in Rural America

Book by Kenneth P. Wilkinson; Greenwood Press, 1991

Subjects:

Community, Rural Development--United States, Sociology, Rural, United States--Rural Conditions

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...Harry K. Schwarzweller eds. , Focus on Community . Volume 3 of Research in Rural Sociology and Rural Development. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI...power actors: A comparative study of rural communities." Rural Sociology 45 2 :238-55...
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Population and Community in Rural America

Book by Lorraine Garkovich; Praeger, 1989

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Rural Population--United States--History, Rural-Urban Migration--United States--History, United States--Rural Conditions

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particular communities. A study of West...persons who moved to rural areas during the...destination rural communities experienced sharp...various types of rural economic bases attracted...case of college communities, attracted migrants...Migrant streams to rural communities appear...
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Rural Community Economic Development

Book by Norman Walzer; Praeger Publishers, 1991

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Middle West--Economic Conditions, Middle West--Social Conditions, Rural Development--Middle West

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...the more traditional community profile. The multicommunity...inventory will provide communities with information from...Illinois has created a Rural Bond Bank to buy and...the Future of Rural Communities found that many citizens and community leaders were not aware...that are available to rural communities. Located in the State...
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Community Involvement in Rural Regeneration Partnerships in the UK: Evidence from England, Northern Ireland and Scotland

Book by Stephen P. Osborne, Rona S. Beattie, Arthur P. Williamson; Policy Press, 2002

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Public-Private Sector Cooperation--Great Britain, Rural Development--Great Britain, Rural Renewal--Great Britain

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...matters, defines a rural community as having a population...example, 16,700 such rural communities in England - 78% of...of belonging to the community (p 48). However, this is problematic for rural areas. In urban areas...into deprived areas or communities. In rural areas, on the other...
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Education in Rural Communities

Book by Nelson B. Henry; University of Chicago Press, 1952

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Rural Schools

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...other organizations and leaders in rural education, several important publications...literature, which educators in rural communities need to study in order to do their...YEARBOOK For those now working in rural areas, the yearbook aims: a to...

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Journal Articles on: rural communities

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Morality and the Ethic of Care: Peaceable Rural Schools, Caring Rural Communities

Journal article by Linda P. Thurston, Terry R. Berkeley; Rural Special Education Quarterly, Vol. 29, 2010

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Alcohol use, Community, Education, Population density, Rural areas, Rural schools, School boards, Stereotypes, Students, Violence, White supremacists

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...rural families and communities. Rurality includes...sociological aspects of a community. A rural community may be more...1995, p. 11). In rural areas, it may be easier...families, schools, and communities. Rural schools often are die focal point of the community and serve as a source...
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Sending off All Your Good Treasures: Rural Schools, Brain-drain, and Community Survival in the Wake of Economic Collapse

Journal article by Jennifer Sherman, Rayna Sage; Journal of Research in Rural Education (Online), Vol. 26, 2011

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Academic achievement, Community, Economic structure, Elder care, Families & family life, Labor market, Rural areas, School systems, Studies, Timber industry, Young adults

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...as a source of community cohesion, but...funneled out of rural communities in search of healthier...2004), in the rural setting, other...limited within a community. Scholars have...boundaries in cohesive communities (Bourdieu, 1984...Distinctions, and Community Survival In rural communities like Golden Valley...
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Building the 'Right' Road to Success for Your Rural Electric System, Community, and Its Youth: A New Way of Thinking

Journal article by Brenda R. Ulman; Management Quarterly, Vol. 35, 1994

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Community development--Management, Electric cooperatives--Management, Rural electric cooperatives--Management

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...life and critical community services threaten...value most: our rural electric systems, communities, and, ultimately...Plan. 2. Your Community Plan. Most rural electric managers...positions in their communities. They not only...life and critical community services threaten...survival of our rural electric systems, communities, and, ultimately...
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Perspective: Some Future Trends and Needs of Rural Schools and Communities

Journal article by Kari M. Arfstrom; Rural Special Education Quarterly, Vol. 29, 2010

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Budgets, Census of Population, Community, Federal funding, Learning, Minority students, Rural areas, Rural schools

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...bills that dealt only with rural schools and communities. The "Secure Rural Schools and Community SeIfDetermination Act...and respected, the whole community succeeds. Future of Small, Rural Communities There is a population shift...
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State Rural Development Policy: the Role of the Community Development Block Grant Program

Journal article by Robert Blair, Jerome Deichert, David J. Drozd; Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Vol. 20, 2008

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Collaboration, Community development block grants, Federal funding, Federal state relations, Nebraska, Policy making, Rural development, Studies, United States

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...to rural communities. The USDA Rural Developments Office of Community Development...to achieve community sustainability...funds to rural communities for housing...resources for community and economic development, rural communities were not...

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Magazine Articles on: rural communities

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Rural Community Colleges Role in Community Development: Unintentional Outcomes of Continuing and Extended Education Activities

Magazine article by Michael T. Miller, Courtney C. Tuttle; The Catalyst, Vol. 35, Spring 2006

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College facilities, College students, Community colleges, Community development, Continuing education, Quality of life, Rural schools

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...development functions. Rural community colleges also provide...economic engines for rural communities, and provide one...citizens in rural communities do indeed see themselves...the activities of rural community colleges. In all...
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ORCA-Not a Killer, but a Whale of a Texas Agency: Texas 2001 House Bill 7: The Creation of the Office of Rural Community Affairs

Magazine article by Allison Cook; State Legislatures, Vol. 30, July 2004

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Community development corporations--Public opinion, Rural conditions--Evaluation

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...the Office of Rural Community Affairs to: * Advocate...Texans. * Examine rural issues and recommend...Monitor and report to rural communities on state government...Initiatives and the Texas community development block grant...of the ORCA team. Rural communities are efficiently and...
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In Need of a Master Plan: The Rural Communities of Yorkshire and the Humber Are Increasingly Important to the Area's Economy. So Why Don't They All Have Broadband? Natalie Brierley Reports

Magazine article by Natalie Brierley; New Statesman, Vol. 134, March 14, 2005

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Broadband, Broadband transmission, Community development--Planning, Rural telecommunication--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Rural telecommunications--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Yorkshire, England--Science and technology policy

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In Need of a Master Plan: The Rural Communities of Yorkshire and the Humber Are...Alun Michael, the minister for rural affairs. "I wonder why youve invited...had been a major factor in making rural communities, at least, turn towards...
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Sustaining Rural Communities with Hon. Flora Macdonald

Magazine article; Herizons, Vol. 18, Spring 2005

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Afghanistan, Future Generations, MacDonald, Flora, Rural communities, Sustainable development

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Sustaining Rural Communities with Hon. Flora...MacDonald has worked in rural Afghan communities as the Chairperson of Future...institute in sustainable community development based in the...aspirations of the majority of the communities involved. "What better...one find of sustainable community development."
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Aging in Rural Communities

Magazine article by C. Neil Bull; National Forum, Vol. 78, Spring 1998

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Demographics, Older people, Rural areas

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...traumatic for a rural community because of the long...adequate in most rural communities. More public funds...will not fit all communities. Each community, with its differences...transferred to a rural setting, but several...

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Newspaper Articles on: rural communities

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Extra Powers for Communities Could Fight 'Rural Blindness'

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), June 26, 2007

Subjects:

Blindness, Community development

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Ireland support communities to do this...potential for the rural community of 2020, now...down approach to rural communities has not succeeded...major expansion of community councils - often...voting day for rural council elections...it easier for communities to buy land for...
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Rural Communities Benefiting from Local Food Movement

Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), November 1, 2010

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Community supported agriculture, Local food

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of the Recovery Act, USDA Rural Development also directed...funds to infrastructure, community facilities, affordable housing...development projects in Oregons rural areas and small communities in fiscal year 2010. These...growth and attract business to rural areas. As a nearly lifelong...
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Real Need for More Affordable Rural Housing; RURAL Communities Are under Threat as House Prices Remain out of the Reach of Local Buyers. Action Is Needed to Change the Situation, Says Scott Munro

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 22, 2008

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Rural development

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Real Need for More Affordable Rural Housing; RURAL Communities Are under Threat as House Prices Remain out...housing market in these districts the threat of rural communities becoming unsustainable is real. If we want...
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Think-Tank Will Brainstorm Rural Regeneration; Focus on Rural Planning What Rural Communities Need to Be Effectively Regenerated Is a 'Rural Think Tank' Argues Mark Massey

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 22, 2008

Subjects:

Rural development

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and working in the rural community offers challenges and opportunities. Rural communities build things which...development and sustainable communities in rural areas, one of the...facing todays rural community is the provision of...
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OPINION: 'We Need a Vibrant Rural Community'

Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), June 2, 2010

Subjects:

Rural land use

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...but also one which will allow rural communities to flourish socially and economically...We are fighting for a vibrant rural community and this will only be possible...can settle in the countryside. Rural schools, shops, sports teams...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: rural communities

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Mir , Former Russian Peasant Community

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...MIR , former Russian peasant community mer, former Russian peasant community. The mir, which antedated...Russian Revolution of 1917. In a community of free peasants the land was...administration and tax collection in the rural areas. With the imposition...
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Store

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...store and is still common in small rural communities. In the late 19th cent. the department...1886), which sold their goods to rural residents by means of annual catalogs...and retail stores in many urban communities; Montgomery Ward closed in 2001...
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Vermont

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...this season no longer forces complete isolation on rural communities. With its rugged terrain, much of it still heavily...and South American wool, began to diminish. The rural population declined as many farmers migrated westward...
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Bacon

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...sides in smoke from an open chimney. It sometimes took three or four months. Bacon is still home cured in some rural communities, but the bulk of its manufacture is carried on in large industrial meatpacking plants equipped to slaughter, dress...
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Tarascan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...from hummingbird plumage. Most of the over 100,000 contemporary Tarascans are impoverished residents of small rural communities who supplement agricultural production with craft specializations (e.g., weaving, embroidery, woodworking...

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