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Matthew W. Rutherford; Brian E. Whitacre; Levi Captain; Sabit Ekin; Julie Angle; Tom Hensley; John F. O'Hara – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2025
Contribution: Case study of a rural-focused educational program with two components: 1) introducing high school students and teachers to smart and connected technologies (SCTs) that can be used to solve local problems and 2) engaging the local community in supporting local technology-driven entrepreneurship. Background: Rural communities typically…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Entrepreneurship, High School Students, Robotics
Martinez-Brawley, Emilia E. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
Reports universal issues discussed by social welfare experts from 20 European/North American countries: unique energy of strong "local communities," stimulation of innovative thinking to resolve rural problems, and recognition that depopulated rural communities often regain strength and vitality when they become more accepting of new…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Change, Community Development, Creative Thinking