The Poor Little Rich District: The Effects of Suburbanization on a Rural School and Community.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Aimee Howley, Educational Studies Department, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701. (howley@ohio.edu) Citation: Howley, A. (with Carnes, M., Eldridge, A., Huber, D., Lado, L. M., Kotler, R., & Turner, M.). (2005, July 18). The poor little rich district: The effects of suburbanization on a rural school and community. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 20(9). Retrieved [date] from http://jrre.psu.edu/articles /20-9.pdf
Rural Development Issues in the Northeast: 2000-2005. Working Paper.
This paper examines social and economic forces affecting rural areas at the beginning of the 21st century and lists potential strategies to cope with those concerns. Rural development is necessary to place rural and urban areas on a more equal footing, compensate for the youth "brain drain," preserve the retirement-option value, relieve urban congestion and achieve optimal population distribution, accommodate rural living preferences, bring jobs to rural people, protect family farms, and assist the 12 percent of the Northeast population that is not participating in the current economic boom. Rural development trends and concerns include the widening rural-to-urban income gap, the increasing pressure on natural resources from urban sprawl and other land uses, and the challenges to small units of local government presented by federal devolution. Current and emerging actionable rural development issues facing the Northeast are grouped into three broad categories: community economic and social development, environmental issues, and local governance and the development of community leaders. Subdivisions of these categories related to educational needs, entrepreneurship, leadership development, and the links between environmental quality and economic growth are presented in question form, and readers are asked to identify the single most important issue that the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development should address and what, specifically, the Center should do to address this issue. (TD) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Rural Development Issues in the Northeast: 2000-2005
Predictors of health-promoting behaviors among freshman dental students at Istanbul University.
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the predictors of health-promoting behaviors among freshman dental students at Istanbul University. Data were collected from a convenience sample of 111 students using questionnaires including a sociodemographic section, the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II, the Health Value Scale, the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson's correlation, and stepwise multiple linear regression. The overall health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among these students were at a moderate level, indicating that they engaged in health-promoting behaviors sometimes to often. They scored highest on the spiritual growth but lower on the health responsibility subscales. Females reported having engaged more in health responsibility behaviors and lower in physical activity than did males. Students from high-income families reported more physical activity. Significant correlations were found between overall health-promoting lifestyle behaviors, self-efficacy, health value, stress, and social support. Among all the related factors, self-efficacy was the most strongly predictive factor: it explained 61 percent of the variance in overall health-promoting behaviors. Thus, self-efficacy as a cognitive-perceptual factor should be considered by dental educators when planning educational interventions to promote students' healthy lifestyle.