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Download full textVirginia Cooperative Extension Service, Blacksburg. – 1991
Many rural youth in Russell County, Virginia, are at risk of becoming dropouts due to economic and social factors seen throughout Appalachia. These influences include high levels of unemployment and poverty, adult illiteracy, low self-esteem, and lack of role models that demonstrate the value of educational attainment. United Way of Southwest…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education
