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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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...So far in the contemporary rural development policy movement...goal; as a consequence, the rural economic development that has...contributed substantially to rural community development. Communities, by and large, have not been...
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Education in Rural Communities

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

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Rural Schools

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...concerned with education in rural communities: references to...42 Aims of education in rural communities: contribution of teachers...significance of, for individual and community development, 286 -87 All...education of teachers for rural schools at the University...
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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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Rural Community Economic Development

Book by Norman Walzer; Praeger Publishers, 1991

Subjects:

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

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...Sonka. 1974. "Farm Size, Rural Community Income and Consumer Welfare...1988. "Southern Farms and Rural Communities: Developing Directions for Economic...Gibson. 1986. "A Changing Rural America". Economic Review 71...
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Against All Odds: Rural Community in the Information Age

Book by John C. Allen, Don A. Dillman; Westview Press, 1994

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Washington (State)--Rural Conditions

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...health care in communities plays an important...maintaining community. Through...raising, the community has been able...shortage of rural physicians...for other communities from this examination of one rural community in eastern...

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Journal Articles on: rural community

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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

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...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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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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Internet Purchases by Rural Residents: Implications for Community Development

Journal article by Norman Walzer, Justin Colavito; Journal of the Community Development Society, Vol. 36, 2005

Subjects:

Community development--Influence, Internet services--Forecasts and trends, Internet services--Influence, Internet services--Usage, Online services--Forecasts and trends, Online services--Influence, Online services--Usage, Rural development--Influence

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...used by rural community leaders to help...especially in small rural communities. In the past...especially in small rural communities, and the ultimate...regarding how community and economic developers...providing a community Web page that...While many small rural communities have lost main...
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Preparing Rural Community College Professionals

Journal article by Mitchell R. Williams, Kevin L. Pennington, Gene Couch, Michael A. Dougherty; The Community College Enterprise, Vol. 13, 2007

Subjects:

College students, Community colleges, Graduate studies, Higher education, Leadership, Learning, Rural areas

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...to address the community colleges special role in serving rural communities. Graduate programs...special needs of rural service regions...Preparing future rural community college leaders...to prepare rural community college instructors...unique challenges at rural communities, several core...
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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 community

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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

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...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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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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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

Subjects:

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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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 community

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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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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

Subjects:

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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Wave of Diversity in Wake of Disaster; THE Foot and Mouth Outbreak in 2001 Devastated the North East Farming and Rural Communities. but the Disaster Provoked a Wave of Diversifications across the Region as Farming Businesses Looked at Alternative Methods of Making a Living from Their Land. KAREN DENT Discovers How the Epidemic Changed the Face of Farming for Some North East Families

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), February 26, 2011

Subjects:

Epidemics--Methods, Rural development--Methods

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

...Devastated the North East Farming and Rural Communities. but the Disaster Provoked a Wave...diversification is a major employer in the rural area and has created jobs for 35...which was partly funded by the Rural Enterprise Scheme run by Defra...
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SAVE OUR RURAL POST OFFICES; Campaigners Fear Closures Will Have a Massive Impact on Communities

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), August 15, 2007

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Post Office Ltd.--Facility closures, Postal service, Rural development

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

SAVE OUR RURAL POST OFFICES; Campaigners...Have a Massive Impact on Communities. Byline: By Steve Evans...to back a campaign to save rural post offices in north Warwickshire...offices in the sprawling, rural north of the county. Campaigners...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: rural community

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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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Hine, Lewis

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...the effects of drought in the South, and the influence of a Tennessee Valley Authority dam program on the life of a rural community. Hines work reflects concern, compassion, and a crusading idealism. The power of his images placed him at the...
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West Covina

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...the city has light manufacturing, including power transformers. Before World War II, West Covina was a small rural community where walnuts, wheat, and livestock were raised. Urban and economic growth occurred after 1945, as the Los Angeles...
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Placentia , City, California

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

PLACENTIA , city, California city (1990 pop. 41,259), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1926. Once a rural farming community, it has become a residential city with manufactures that include industrial products, foods, furniture, construction...
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Zimbabwe , Country, Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

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

...discrepancies between initial and final counts in rural districts. Most international observers...although the Southern African Development Community endorsed the results. The countrys economic...the regional South African Development Community (SADC) tribunal ruled that Zimbabwes...

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