Rural America : Aspects, Outlooks and Development. Volume 5 /

Our rural communities are home to some of the most hard working and fiercely self-reliant Americans in the United States. Strong and secure rural communities are essential to creating an economy built to last that rewards hard work and responsibility--not outsourcing, loopholes, and risky financial...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lewis, Clyford L. (Editor ), Jackson, Eric M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York [New York] : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2014]
Colección:Rural America: Aspects, Outlooks and Development.
Temas:
Rural population > United States.
Rural poor > United States.
Rural development > United States.
Pauvres en milieu rural > États-Unis.
Développement rural > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Rural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Policy.
Rural development.
Rural poor.
Rural population.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • RURAL AMERICA: ASPECTS, OUTLOOKS AND DEVELOPMENT. VOLUME 5; RURAL AMERICA: ASPECTS, OUTLOOKS AND DEVELOPMENT. VOLUME 5; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: BROADBAND AVAILABILITY BEYOND THE RURAL/URBAN DIVIDE; ABSTRACT; ABOUT THE BROADBAND BRIEFS SERIES; DATA DEFINITIONS USED IN THIS REPORT; BROADBAND AVAILABILITY, URBANIZATION, AND METROPOLITAN LABOR MARKETS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: THE STATE OF SMALL AND RURAL LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES; HIGHLIGHTS; WHAT IS A "RURAL" LIBRARY?; WHAT IS A "SMALL" LIBRARY?
  • SMALL AND RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARIESSMALL LIBRARIES IN THE UNITED STATES; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; PUBLIC LIBRARIES SURVEY; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: A FOCUSED LOOK AT RURAL SCHOOLS RECEIVING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS; INTRODUCTION; CONTEXT OF THE NINE RURAL SCHOOLS; CHALLENGES AND IMPROVEMENT ACTIONS AT THE NINE RURAL SCHOOLS; RECRUITING AND RETAINING TEACHERS; INCREASING PARENT INVOLVEMENT; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYTIC METHODS; APPENDIX B: ANALYTIC APPROACH FOR CATEGORIZING RURAL SCHOOLS.
  • APPENDIX C: PERCENTAGE OF TEACHERS, BY SCHOOL, WHO REPORTED THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGES AS "MODERATE OR MAJOR" CHALLENGES TO IMPROVING STUDENTS' PERFORMANCEAPPENDIX D: ANALYTIC APPROACH FOR ASSESSING SCHOOL FOCUS ON INCREASING PARENTS' INVOLVEMENT; Chapter 4: EMERGING ENERGY INDUSTRIES AND RURAL GROWTH; ABSTRACT; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; THREE EMERGING ENERGY INDUSTRIES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO RURAL GROWTH; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS SPURRED GROWTH IN UNCONVENTIONAL NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION; HIGHER ELECTRICITY PRICES, SUPPORTIVE POLICIES ENCOURAGED WIND POWER EXPANSION.
  • GAINS IN ECONOMIES OF SCALE, HIGH ENERGY PRICES PROPELLED ETHANOL PRODUCTIONSIMULATION APPROACH TO MODELING IMPACTS; POSSIBLE FUTURE JOB GROWTH CONSTRAINTS; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; Chapter 5: THE CURRENT AND FUTURE ROLE AND IMPACT OF MEDICAID IN RURAL HEALTH; OVERVIEW; THE CURRENT MEDICAID PROGRAM; MEDICAID: AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE IN RURAL AMERICA; MEDICAID'S FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PROVIDERS IN RURAL AMERICA; MEDICAID'S CONTRIBUTION TO LOCAL ECONOMIES; IMPENDING DECISIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON MEDICAID IN THE FUTURE; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 6: ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE (EAS): FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSINTRODUCTION; WHAT IS ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE?; WHAT ARE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS?; HOW IS EAS FUNDED?; HOW DOES DOT SELECT EAS CARRIERS?; WHAT IS EAS HOLD-IN AUTHORITY?; HOW MANY COMMUNITIES RECEIVE EAS SUBSIDIES?; INDEX.

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