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Rurality as a driver of tourist demand in the Salento area: a systemic approach Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Giulio Paolo Agnusdei, Pier Paolo Miglietta, Andrea Mattia Pacifico, Giulio Malorgio
After the Xylella fastidiosa outbreak, the Salento area (Southern Italy) needs a strategic plan aimed at disclosing the potentials of rurality. The study aim is to establish empirical evidence rega...
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Environmental consequences and climate change linked ecotourism activities in remote and protected areas of South Africa Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Azwindini Isaac Ramaano
The research focuses on the current and potential implications of ecotourism activities, and their environmental consequences for climate change and sustainability, in South Africa. By linking data...
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Correction Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-14
Published in Rural Society (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Rural broadband usage: analysing satisfaction and internet speed Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Angela K. Hollman, Timothy R. Obermier, Jesse R. Andrews
Rural access to advanced information communications technology (ICT) lags behind urban areas. ICT availability in rural areas at the household level is understudied. Often, data sources test connec...
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Through the prism of governance: the role of institutions in urban-rural (de)-regulation in southern Chile Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Johanna Höhl, Sebastián Rodríguez Leiva, Angélica Videla Oyarzo
Between 2019 and 2021 multiple residential cores emerged in rural areas in Chile. Real estate companies and individuals acquired plots of agricultural land for housing purposes. The change prompted...
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Land tenure, information sources and climate variability adaptation strategies: evidence from southern Ghana Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Daniel Adu Ankrah, Seth Dankyi Boateng, Reginald Anum, Jonathan Nicholas Anaglo
This article makes two central arguments to advance inconclusive literature in relevant extant research related to agriculture adaptation and climate change in the global south. First, it argues a ...
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Household willingness to pay for waste management service Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Linda Opoku, Bismark Addai, Adjei Gyamfi Gyimah, Felix Asante
Waste management is a global environmental problem. This article addresses research gaps in rural waste management in Ghana by establishing the willingness, and factors determining the willingness ...
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Migration and development in India: The Bihar experience Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Mithilesh Kumar
Published in Rural Society (Vol. 33, No. 1, 2024)
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Applying diffusion of innovation theory to examine providers’ perceptions of rural telehealth application and competencies Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Jillian R. Williamson Yarbrough
About 60 million Americans live in rural areas of the United States. These Americans have a lower life expectancy than their urban counterparts. There are many factors contributing to poorer health...
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Rural transformations and rural crime: International critical perspectives in rural criminology Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 John Scott
Published in Rural Society (Vol. 32, No. 3, 2023)
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Social capital and landscape: effects of monoculture forest plantations on small producers in the Mediterranean dryland of south-central Chile Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Felipe Infante
This research focuses on the socio-ecological context of small farmers in the Mediterranean dryland region of south-central Chile or Secano Interior. This area has been characterised by a long hist...
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How probation practices vary across rural, suburban, and urban contexts Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Daniel Scott, Jennifer L. Boyer
Research on criminal justice in rural areas is historically infrequent in the United States, and even though it has become more frequent recently, there has been even less work focused on rural juv...
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Policies for regulating initiation rites to enhance access of girls to education in southern Tanzania Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Provident Dimoso, Hosea Mpogole, Milka Otieno
This article investigated cultural practices and the exclusion of girls from access to education in southern Tanzania using mixed methods. Primary data was collected using key informant interviews ...
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Taoid: communal heritage tourism through a multi-stakeholder approach in the Philippines Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Jame Monren T. Mercado, Beverly M. Bautista, Eric B. Zerrudo
ABSTRACT Using qualitative research methods, this article assesses stakeholders’ perspectives and views on implementing sustainability and development in a municipality in the Philippines. Specifically focusing on Cultural Heritage Conservation and Tourism, the research conducted a virtual focus group discussion with primary and secondary stakeholders, guided by semi-structured aide-memoires and content
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The WEF nexus and rural household security in Zimbabwe and South Africa Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Hilda Jaka, J. W. N. Tempelhoff, M. C. C. Musingafi
ABSTRACT Water-energy-food nexus insecurity emanates from inadequate access to natural and productive resources to promote the security and resilience of rural households. The goal of achieving WEF nexus security has thus far focused on individual sectors, with few positive results, especially for rural communities. WEF nexus theory integrates resource use and management and promotes understanding
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Exploring consumer behaviour based on handicraft and creative programmes in Hungary Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Katalin Lőrincz, Zsuzsanna Banász, János Csapó
ABSTRACT Within cultural tourism, creative tourism is gaining popularity in international and domestic tourism. Primary research in creative tourism, however, especially from the point of view of consumers, is still in its infancy. Therefore, the aim of this article is to explore a niche market in creative tourism. Specifically, the demand for handicraft, and creative motivation, is researched using
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Social quality based on ecotourism and creative economy in a language tourism village in Indonesia Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Agung Wibowo, Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad, Eny Lestari, Ravik Karsidi, Ananta Kumar Giri
ABSTRACT Language Tourism Villages have the potential to be developed in areas of cultural diversity, ecotourism activities, and the creative economy. Local wisdom and cultural events can enhance the creativity of a community and give economic value to rural communities. This research aims to describe how the synergy between ecotourism and the creative economy improves social quality. The data collection
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Visibility and representation of rural schools in the online Spanish press Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 M. Esther del Moral-Pérez, Nerea López-Bouzas, Jonathan Castañeda-Fernández, María del Rosario Neira-Piñeiro
ABSTRACT The online press is a platform that helps to communicate the advantages of rural schools and to highlight the needs and grievances of the educational community. The aim of this article is to analyse the treatment of information about rural schools in 100 articles (2020–2021) published in the online Spanish press. A mixed methodology was employed to combine qualitative documentary analysis
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Sustainable Farm Finance: A Practical Guide for Broadacre Graziers Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-05-15 Sosheel Godfrey
Published in Rural Society (Vol. 32, No. 2, 2023)
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Home in the hills: rural stayers in the Missouri Ozarks and Nebraska Sandhills Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Andrew Husa
ABSTRACT Drawing on results from online surveys of the mobility of people who grew up in Missouri (2021) and Nebraska (2019), this article situates itself among emerging research on immobile rural populations. By using an immobility prospective, this research draws attention to the most influential factors in an individual’s active, intended, and deliberate decision to stay in two of the most rural
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How mass public transportation influences the retention intentions of Australian regional and remote university students Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Joshua Dale, Maria Raciti, Aaron Tham
ABSTRACT Getting to and from campus matters, especially for students who have relocated from regional and remote (RR) areas who must wrangle, often for the first time, rigid mass public transportation (MPT). Little is known about MPTs’ influence on RR students’ retention intentions or how MPT interacts with other known geographic proximity barriers. Interviews with ten equity practitioners from three
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Forest-degrading behaviour among a group of Nigerian farmers: an application of the health belief model Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 Fausat Motunrayo Ibrahim, Benson Osikabor, Bolanle Tawakalitu Olatunji, Grace Oluwatobi Ogunwale
ABSTRACT This article investigates what predicts forest-clearing behaviour in Nigeria. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire among 320 randomly selected crop farmers in Afijio, Oyo state, in southwestern Nigeria. Stepwise, multiple linear regression was used to identify the predictors of forest-clearing behaviour. Six variables, derived from a health belief model, determined the prediction
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‘The Times They Are A-Changin’: the shifting motivations for volunteering in rural Wide Bay–Burnett Queensland Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Peter Innes, Trevor G. Gates
ABSTRACT This article explores why volunteers are motivated to make significant social contributions, either informally through personal interactions, or formally within rural healthcare organisations. Volunteerism is a form of civic engagement includes a variety of service, collective action, political involvement, and social change efforts by citizens to improve conditions for others or work towards
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Rural Places and Planning: Stories from the Global Countryside Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Philip Robert
Published in Rural Society (Vol. 32, No. 1, 2023)
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Enacting aspirational rural schooling towards sustainable futures: exploring students’ ethnographic imaginations implications for place-based pedagogy Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Moses Ackah Anlimachie, Samuel Badu, Daniel Yaw Acheampong
ABSTRACT Place-based pedagogy (PBP) has become an emerging strategy for improving educational relevance for low-income communities. This article investigates children's learning aspirations to motivate broader theoretical discussion about opportunities for enacting PBP for rural schooling success in Ghana. Using an ethnographic case study design, collaboration with a rural school supported data collection
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Spatial planning guidelines for child-friendly spaces: an African perspective Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-12-07 Burné van Zyl, Juaneé Cilliers, Louis Lategan
ABSTRACT This research investigates the planning and design of child-friendly spaces in an African context by means of a placemaking approach. Previous research has focused on place-making and urban planning and design guidelines for public spaces, but with limited focus on child-friendly public spaces. Thus, this article investigates and recommends urban planning and design guidelines for child-friendly
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Examining community participation in crime prevention in rural Peshawar, Pakistan Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-12-02 Muhammad Ammad Khan
ABSTRACT Lower crime rates in rural areas of the world are often taken as a sign that crime is not a major concern in these areas. However, rural crime undermines sustainable development to a large extent. This research presents an empirical examination of the prospects of community policing in crime prevention in rural Peshawar, Pakistan as little is known about its effectiveness. A cross-sectional
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Land, caste and tenancy: understanding the origins and effects of absentee landlordism in the changing context Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Dontha Prashanth, Gummadi Sridevi
ABSTRACT India is witnessing a transition in policy perspective from the creation of peasant proprietorship to tenancy liberalisation as a part of market friendly land reforms in contrast with state-led redistributive land reforms. The proposed market friendly reforms are more oriented towards landlord interests compared with landless tenants and agricultural labourers. This justifies the historical
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Natural asset farming: creating productive and biodiverse farms Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-11-25 Wesley Ward
Published in Rural Society (Vol. 31, No. 3, 2022)
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Private farmland autonomous adaptation to climate variability and change in Cameroon Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-07-04 Ernest L. Molua
ABSTRACT Rural communities areinherently vulnerable to global warming-induced climate change. This article examines farmland management choices and evaluates the income strategies made in climate change scenarios to ensure resilience. A Heckman probit model and a Ricardian revenue function are applied to information generated from 215 farms sampled in western and northern Cameroon. Economic factors
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Retention and job satisfaction among rural primary school teachers in Malawi Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Alex Nester Jiya, Rose Cynthia Kanyinji, William Nketsia
ABSTRACT Teachers are instrumental in promoting equitable access to education. In Malawi, Africa, teaching posts in rural schools go unfilled. This has culminated in discussions about appropriate ways to enhance teacher retention in rural schools. This research adopted Mason and Matas' four-capital model of teacher retention as a framework to study the predictors of teacher retention and job satisfaction
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Good as gone: narratives of rural youth who intend to leave their communities Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Leah M. Bouchard, Traci L. Wike
ABSTRACT Youth out-migration is an issue for rural communities. When youth leave their communities, rural areas face an aging workforce, diminished social capital, and injured local economy. Some youth leave the community to pursue college or careers with the intent to return, and some return even though they had no intentions to when they left. Decisions to migrate may be heavily influenced by the
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Factors influencing the community capacity of rural residents in South Korea Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Eunmie Jang, Duk-Byeong Park
ABSTRACT This research aims to identify the factors that influence community capacity as it affects the mobilisation of inner resources and community conflict management for community residents. Data from an on-site survey consisting of self-administered questionnaires were obtained from 339 community residents in rural areas of South Korea. Factor analysis identified four dimensions: problem assessment
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Australian deserts: ecology and landscapes Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Philip Groves
Published in Rural Society (Vol. 31, No. 2, 2022)
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Succession planning among palm oil farmers in Nigeria Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-05-31 Albert Ukaro Ofuoku, Theophilus Miebi Gbigbi
ABSTRACT This article assesses palm oil farmers’ succession planning in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. A multi-stage procedure was used to select 169 farmers in Delta, Edo, Rivers and Cross River states. Data analysis presents descriptive and inferential statistics. Results further prior research showing most African farmers are male, with women excluded due to economic land inheritance practices
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“Who do they think they are?”: social identity & conflict in small rural community Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Saleena Ham, Geoffrey Woolcock
ABSTRACT Building resilience in small communities has increasingly become an aspirational objective to help adapt to challenging economic and social change. Communities with identified resilience traits are seen to be better equipped to survive and thrive in adversity. Resilience relies on embracing change and social cohesion. However, the divide between social groups of “insiders” and “outsiders”
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Wealth creation: a new framework for rural economic and community development Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-07 Prescott C. Ensign
(2022). Wealth creation: a new framework for rural economic and community development. Rural Society: Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 67-68.
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Searching for sanctuary during COVID-19: exploring regional South Australians’ nature-based tourism experiences Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-04-06 Gareth Butler, Gerti Szili, Iain Hay, Cecile Cutler
ABSTRACT This article draws upon the findings of an exploratory qualitative study of regional South Australian tourists' nature-based tourism experiences during COVID-19. Through the implementation of focus group interview sessions with participants across three age group categories, it was evident that many participants had visited nature-based settings in pursuit of health benefits. From the perspective
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Motivations to study: narratives of university graduates in rural Poland Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-02-01 Ilona Matysiak
ABSTRACT The article analyses motivations to obtain a higher education, as expressed by young university graduates living in rural areas in Poland, and factors underlying their decisions. Conceptually, the article draws from existing literature on rural youth’s educational aspirations and pathways. Findings are based on 92 in-depth interviews conducted with young adults with a university degree living
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Student satisfaction with institutions in dealing with COVID-19 at a South African rural university Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2022-01-27 Chinaza Uleanya, Jogymol Alex
ABSTRACT Improved student learning abilities and successful academic performance hinge on several factors. This includes the varying supports received from different education stakeholders. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, different student supports have been affected in ways impacting higher education students. This article draws upon data analysed from a larger, global study that
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Internal Savings and Lending Schemes (ISALS) and the empowerment of women in rural Shamva, Zimbabwe Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2021-11-29 Itai Kabonga, Kwashirai Zvokuomba, Ernest Dube
ABSTRACT Lack of women’s empowerment is a reality for women in Zimbabwe, including rural Shamva women. This research presents findings from primary data collected using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The research departs from other studies by adopting an empowerment perspective to ISALS scholarship. Using the Sara Longwe Women Empowerment Framework, we explore the impact of ISALS
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An ecological view of rural student aspirations: lessons from New York’s North Country Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2021-11-09 Aaron Leo, Kristen C. Wilcox, Fang Yu
ABSTRACT Prior research has pointed to various factors which influence rural students' aspirations; however, such factors are often treated in isolation without addressing the ways in which they interact with one another. To address these issues, this research applies Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory to an in-depth case study of a rural school located in New York's North Country. Our analysis utilises
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Farmers’ perception of the state of infrastructure on agricultural production in Delta state, Nigeria Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2021-03-14 Solomon Okeoghene Ebewore
ABSTRACT This article identifies farmers' perceptions of infrastructure availability and condition in rural communities in Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedures were used to survey a sample of 412 respondents. Data analysis used descriptive statistics and a binary logit regression model to analyse the effects of infrastructure on agricultural production. Results revealed, apart from roads, water
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Building entrepreneurial literacy among villagers in Indonesia Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2021-03-16 Anan Sutisna, Henny Herawaty Br. Dalimunthe, Elais Retnowati
ABSTRACT This article presents findings from interviews with Indonesian villagers who limited access to quality education. To minimise this educational disadvantage, a village community of entrepreneurship was designed to help improve villagers’ socio-economic capitals and empower villagers to become entrepreneurs. An exploratory study of this intervention programme was enacted to identify whether
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Untouchability in Rural India Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2021-03-15 Hemraj P. Jangir
(2021). Untouchability in Rural India. Rural Society: Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 59-61.
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Moving away from the deficit perspective: Aboriginal child development in partnership with families Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-10 Jeanette Millier
ABSTRACT A “diversity as fundamental heterogeneity” approach is required to contest the widely held perspective that Aboriginal children in remote communities in central Australia are growing up in deficit and disadvantage. This article discusses the current language perpetuating the deficit model of Aboriginal child development that is failing to recognise strengths of Aboriginal children growing
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Knowledge intersections: red dirt knowledge from the heart Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 John Guenther, Melodie Bat, Deepika Mathur
(2020). Knowledge intersections: red dirt knowledge from the heart. Rural Society: Vol. 29, Australian Indigenous Research and Thinking in Rural Education, pp. 151-153.
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Red Dirt Thinking on first language and culturally responsive pedagogies in Anangu schools Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-11-18 Sam Osborne, Karina Lester, Katrina Tjitayi, Rueben Burton, Makinti Minutjukur
ABSTRACT Recent research relating specifically to Anangu (Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara) schools in South Australia and the Northern Territory assert that Aboriginal people living in remote central Australian communities viewed first languages and cultures as central to a good education for their children. The South Australian ten-year Aboriginal Education Strategy (2019–2029) commits to culturally
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Professional Practice Commentary on the Desert people’s centre opening ceremony: aboriginal leadership through example and knowledge Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-11-05 Kathryn Gilbey
(2020). Professional Practice Commentary on the Desert people’s centre opening ceremony: aboriginal leadership through example and knowledge. Rural Society: Vol. 29, Australian Indigenous Research and Thinking in Rural Education, pp. 221-234.
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Baby sharks in the desert: Lotta’ little lights everywhere Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-10-21 Catherine Holmes
ABSTRACT The use of digital technology by young remote First Nations Australians remains under-investigated. This research followed the everyday lives of 30 birth-to-aged 6-year-old children from three distinct and diverse remote communities in the Ngaanyatjarra and Pintupi region of the Western Desert. This article explores the intertwined nature of new cultural variations, such as digital technology
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Digital inclusion in central Australia: what is it and what makes it different? Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-09-13 John Guenther, Ben Smede, Metta Young
ABSTRACT Based on an evaluation of the inDigiMOB project, auspiced by First Nations Media Australia, this article examines the role of a programme designed to improve digital inclusion for people living in town camps and remote communities of central Australia. Increasingly, Australians are expected to use technology to access health, government, utility, and education services. Over the last three
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Interschool partnerships: remote Indigenous boarding students experiencing Western education whilst keeping culturally safe Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-08-25 Andrew Lloyd, Tristan Duggie Pwerl
ABSTRACT Secondary education access for remote Northern Territory Indigenous Australian students is limited. Although many students attend boarding schools, few complete Year 12. Whole communities rarely engage in their children’s boarding school education and boarding schools seldom engage with Elders to support a child’s cultural journey. This article presents research findings from interviews conducted
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Sand talk: how indigenous thinking can save the world Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-08-21 Melodie Bat
(2020). Sand talk: how indigenous thinking can save the world. Rural Society: Vol. 29, Australian Indigenous Research and Thinking in Rural Education, pp. 219-220.
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How practitioners respond to men’s use of intimate partner violence in rural areas Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-05-03 Brontë Walter, Donna Chung
ABSTRACT This exploratory study aimed to understand the complexities and particularities of social service practices with men who use intimate partner violence in rural areas. Ten rural service providers in Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia participated in qualitative, semi-structured, in-depth interviews. A combined inductive and deductive approach to thematic analysis
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Rural modernisation through intensive vegetable farming agribusiness in Indonesia Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-05-03 Joko Mariyono, Hamidah Abdurrachman, Enny Suswati, Agnes Dwita Susilawati, Makmur Sujarwo, Jaka Waskito, Suwandi, Arif Zainudin
ABSTRACT Traditional farming that changes to profitable agribusiness can serve a machine for rural modernisation. This article assesses factors that determined the decision of smallholder vegetable producers to participate in vegetable-based agribusiness and analyses the impact of agribusiness participation and other determinants on the economic returns. Structural equation modelling was employed to
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Skin cancer preventive behaviours among rural Illam farmers, western Iran: applying protection motivation theory Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-05-03 Mohtasham Ghaffari, Jafar Tezval, Sakineh Rakhshanderou, David Hevey, Java Harooni, Bahram Armoon
ABSTRACT The aim of the present research was to investigate the effect of a health education intervention on promoting skin cancer preventive behaviours (SCPBs) among rural farmers in Illam, Iran during May to July 2017. A sample of 248 participants, where each participant was randomly assigned into either the experimental (n = 124) or control (n = 124) group. The experimental group received eighteducational
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Predictors of life satisfaction among Hispanic/Latino immigrants in non-metropolitan communities in the Midwest Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-05-03 Athena K. Ramos, Marcela Carvajal-Suarez, Mohammad Siahpush, Regina Robbins, Tzeyu L. Michaud, Martina A. Clarke, Keyonna M. King
ABSTRACT The United States is changing demographically, and Hispanics/Latinos are the largest minority group in the country. Often, Hispanics/Latinos are the driving force behind population stabilization and growth in non-metropolitan areas. Examining life satisfaction among Hispanic/Latino immigrant residents is critical to ensuring the viability of these communities. The purpose of this study was
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Indigenous knowledge indicators in determining climate variability in rural Ghana Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 Cyril Sullo, Rudith S. King, Gordon Yenglier Yiridomoh, Kizito Doghle
ABSTRACT Climate variability has become a critical issue for rural farmers in Ghana due to its impacts on factors responsible for agricultural food production. The aim of this research was to investigate indigenous knowledge indicators in determining climate variability in rural Ghana.. A descriptive case study using mixed-methods was employed. Questionnaire and interviews were used to gather the data
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Expansion of commuter facilities and a diminishing sense of place among migrants in a rural Australian town Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 Naduni Wickramaarachchi
ABSTRACT Australian regional areas are now receiving migrants from the African region, many for the first time in history. Being physically and culturally different from the predominant Anglo-Saxon community, how African migrants construct their sense of belonging in regional areas are still unknown. This article explores South Sudanese migrants’ experience in conceptualising their sense of belonging
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Livelihood information and knowledge needs, access, and exchange in rural communities in the Bunda District, Tanzania Rural Society (IF 1.1) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 Kelefa Mwantimwa
ABSTRACT Regardless of deliberate efforts by the government of Tanzania to enhance accessibility and usability of information and knowledge, a divide persists regarding resources between rural and urban areas as evidenced by poverty in rural areas. This article investigates livelihood information and knowledge needs, access, and exchange among rural communities in the Bunda District of Tanzania. A