Education Policy and Rural Development: A Perspective from the Southern Region.

Autor/in	Mulkey, David
Titel	Education Policy and Rural Development: A Perspective from the Southern Region.
Quelle	(1988), (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Compensatory Education; Educational Equity (Finance); Educational Finance; Educational Policy; Educational Quality; Elementary Secondary Education; Equal Education; Human Capital; Rural Development; Rural Economics; Rural Education; Rural Family; Rural Population; Rural Schools; Rural to Urban Migration + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kompensatorischer Unterricht; Bildungsfonds; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Humankapital; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Landfamilie; Landbevölkerung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Landflucht
Abstract	The problem of rural education, specifically in the south, is not a single problem, but a set of related problems. This paper summarizes the historical perspective of education's importance in the rural South and the attitudes of the general populace. Illiteracy, dropout rates, and the need to retrain workers losing jobs in agriculture and traditional manufacturing are major issues to be addressed in policy making. Also presented here are those aspects of health care, nutrition, and family economic status negatively influencing educational achievement. Issues of racial and sexual inequality are examined in relation to situations inhibiting learning and personal development. A significant factor contributing to the lack of quality rural education is the reluctance of rural educational systems to educate residents who will migrate to urban areas for employment. A need exists for educational programs specifically targeting rural areas and addressing rural problems. Considerations of equity provide an argument for federal funding of compensatory human capital development and educational opportunities. Considerations are offered in this paper for options for federal educational funding policies. This paper contains 35 references. (ALL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC