Academic Success in Rural America
Family Background and Community Integration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3109546 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Russell (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Stephen W Russell (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Glen H Elder (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 169-181 |
| Publication date | 1997-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Childhood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0907568297004002003 |
| OpenAlex | W2026478034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
Communities of farm families share unique support and resources; does community integration promote children's academic success, even in a rural region suffering a depressed agricultural economy? This study examines the academic success of children from farm and non-farm families in the rural Midwest of the United States. Children from farm families show the highest levels of academic performance, owing largely to the high levels of parental involvement and leadership in the local community. Parents who farm part-time have less time to be active in the community; nevertheless, their children retain the benefits of the community ties that were developed when the family farmed full-time
Academic achievement · Academic community · Agriculture · Economic growth · Economics · Family farm · Geography · Pedagogy · Political science · Rural community · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Parental Involvement in Education · School Choice and Performance
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |