Rural Education and Training in the New Economy
Subtitle: The Myth of the Rural Skills Gap
Contributors: Robert M. Gibbs (Editor); Paul L. Swaim (Editor); Ruy A. Teixeira (Editor)
Edition: 1st ed edition
Publisher: Iowa State Press
Published: June 30, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780813823331
Subjects: Economic history; Industrial or vocational training; Organization & management of education; Rural communities; Social history; Work & labour; Rural youth; Education, Rural; Education In Rural Areas; Rural Economic Development; United States; Education / Teaching; Education; USA; General; History; Sociology - Rural; Economic aspects; Occupational training
First sentence: A survey article on education policy in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries has described education in rural communities as a neglected "ugly duckling" (Sher 1983).