Progress 09/01/07 to 08/31/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The honing of the SRDC's new strategic plan has helped to further define the goals and objectives of the SRDC's programs. In the Building Economically Vibrant Communities initiative, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, and business retention and expansion programs were significantly expanded. In the e-commerce arena, five curricula focused on connecting communities, experiential websites, farm business management, rural food retailing, and rural artisan businesses were developed, tested and revised in 2007. Finally, curricula focused on security threats, global e-commerce, enhancing skills of Extension educators to deliver e-commerce programming, and Hispanic businesses are currently under development. In the area of entrepreneurship, the SRDC's main focus is the development of the Entrepreneurs and Their Communities within the eXtension framework. This site experienced a soft launch in conjunction with the USDA Ag Outlook and received many accolades. The membership of this Community of Practice is the second highest in the eXtension system, a further testament to its acceptance by the Extension System. A Business Retention and Expansion training was held in Clemson, SC and was attended by approximately 40 Extension and economic development professionals. The SRDC partnered with Business Retention and Expansion International to provide the training. Evaluations were extremely high and another training is being scheduled for July in conjunction with the Texas Economic Development conference. In the Fostering Civic Minded Communities area, there were projects brought to completion and others initiated. The Rural Community College Initiative, a very successful partnership between the community college and land-grant university systems funded by the Ford Foundation, ended in December 2007. a key outcome of this program is an evaluation conducted by Priscilla Salant and Stephanie Kane of the University of Idaho that highlights the opportunities and challenges for this type of program. The SRDC has also begun a partnership with the Kettering Foundation to support the Foundation's work on civic economics and democratic practice. This effort is targeted to exploring the role that public deliberation can have in a community's future. Finally, there are several initiatives in the Enhancing Distressed Communities focus area. Major effort has been allocated to the Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics program in the area of food assistance. The Sustainable Community Innovation Grants program is a partnership with Southern SARE to seed the growth of agriculture/community partnerships in the rural South. Major emphasis has also been placed on the Mississippi Delta region through the Delta Rural Revitalization Project, the Delta Geographic Concentration Initiative, and the Delta Health Initiative programs. PARTICIPANTS: Lionel J. Beaulieu, Professor and Director of the Southern Rural Development Center; Alan Barefield, Extension Professor and Associate Director of the Southern Rural Development Center; Emily Shaw, Program Manager; and Kathy Ibendahl, Business Manager worked on this project. In addition, faculty from the region's 29 land-grant universities participated in carrying out the goals and objectives of the project. TARGET AUDIENCES: The primary target audiences for the work accomplished in this effort are the faculty and professional staffs of the southern region's 29 land-grant universities. Other audiences of the program include the partners of the southern land-grant university system including faculty and professional staffs of the land-grant university system in other regions of the country, state economic and social development agencies, local community stakeholders, governmental policy makers at all levels, policy analytical organizations, and non-profit and philanthropic organizations. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
There have been numerous significant outcomes in the SRDC's efforts over this reporting cycle. The RIDGE program has provided critical research to assist the USDA in promoting and strengthening the 15 food assistance programs that it manages. Four new projects were funded in 2007; these focus on the important issues of food assistance policy and nutritional information. The Sustainable Communities Innovations Grant program with Southern SARE and the Rural Community College Initiative underwent extensive evaluations in 2007. Tremendous knowledge was gained from these evaluations that will guide implementation of future programs of all types. These evaluation reports will be published in mid to late 2008. The e-commerce effort has resulted in 112 new, cutting edge curricula being developed, primarily for Extension educators to present to stakeholders. A closely related project is the Entrepreneurs and Their Communities eXtension Community of Practice that received a soft launch at the USDA Ag Outlook conference. This effort makes available innovative entrepreneurship curricula and tools for business owners/managers and community policy makers. The RCCI program has resulted in significant, sustainable partnerships between community colleges and land-grant universities across the country. Furthermore, several tools emerged from this program that are strengthening community development efforts across the region in both Extension and non-Extension settings. In the policy arena, the SRDC co-sponsored and assisted the Farm Foundation in conducting a regional tour for policy makers, representatives of community development organizations, NGO leaders, production agriculture firm owners, agribusiness leaders, university faculty and national and state media in the Mississippi River Delta region in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. This tour showcased the hard work and ingenuity that local people must use in addressing the challenges of this economically distressed region and gave the tour participants a much better understanding of the issues that are faced in a geographic area filled with persistent poverty. The SRDC also assisted the Center for Rural Affairs to host Farm Bill roundtables in Jackson, MS and Atlanta, GA. The purpose of these meetings was to seek the input and advice of a diversity of rural leaders and stakeholders on key components of the 2007 Farm Bill, particularly with regard to those elements dealing with rural development activities and investments. Activity by philanthropic organizations in the Mississippi Delta is also being shaped by the SRDC's evaluation of the Delta Geographic Concentration Initiative. The SRDC has monitored the implementation and impacts of the DGCI in three Delta counties by providing two intermediaries with meaningful and objective assessments of the Initiative's progress. Furthermore, the evaluation team has offered ongoing feedback and technical assistance to the intermediary organizations as a way of strengthening community-based activities in the targeted site.
Publications
- Changing Needs in Changing Times. 2007 SRDC Annual Report. 2008.
- Overweight and Obesity in the South: Prevalence and Related Health Care Costs Among Population Groups, Jerome R. Kolbo, Wendy Bounds, and Jacquelyn Lee, The University of Southern Mississippi; and Amal J. Khoury, University of Florida, Number 13, July 2007.
- Strengthening Our Nation's Food Assistance Programs RIDGE Program: Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics. 2007.
- Voices of the People: Strateies for Expanding Entrepreneurship in the Rural South. 2007.
- Blueprint for the Rural South: Discovering New Ideas, Applying New Strategies. SRDC Strategic Plan. 2007.
- Around the South newsletter. Vol. 4, No. 2. February 2008
- Around the South newsletter. Vol. 4, No. 1. January 2008
- Around the South newsletter. Vol. 3, No. 12. December 2007
- Around the South newsletter. Vol. 3, No. 11. November 2007
- Around the South newsletter. Vol. 3, No. 10. October 2007
- Around the South newsletter. Vol. 3, No. 9. September 2007
- Around the South newsletter. Vol. 3, No. 8. August 2007
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Progress 09/01/05 to 08/31/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The honing of the SRDC's new strategic plan has helped to further define the goals and objectives of the SRDC's programs. In the Building Economically Vibrant Communities initiative, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, and business retention and expansion programs were significantly expanded. In the e-commerce arena, five curricula focused on connecting communities, experiential websites, farm business management, rural food retailing, and rural artisan businesses were developed, tested and revised in 2007. Finally, curricula focused on security threats, global e-commerce, enhancing skills of Extension educators to deliver e-commerce programming, and Hispanic businesses are currently under development. In the area of entrepreneurship, the SRDC's main focus is the development of the Entrepreneurs and Their Communities within the eXtension framework. This site experienced a soft launch in conjunction with the USDA Ag Outlook and received many accolades. The membership of this Community of Practice is the second highest in the eXtension system, a further testament to its acceptance by the Extension System. A Business Retention and Expansion training was held in Clemson, SC and was attended by approximately 40 Extension and economic development professionals. The SRDC partnered with Business Retention and Expansion International to provide the training. Evaluations were extremely high and another training is being scheduled for July in conjunction with the Texas Economic Development conference. In the Fostering Civic Minded Communities area, there were projects brought to completion and others initiated. The Rural Community College Initiative, a very successful partnership between the community college and land-grant university systems funded by the Ford Foundation, ended in December 2007. a key outcome of this program is an evaluation conducted by Priscilla Salant and Stephanie Kane of the University of Idaho that highlights the opportunities and challenges for this type of program. The SRDC has also begun a partnership with the Kettering Foundation to support the Foundation's work on civic economics and democratic practice. This effort is targeted to exploring the role that public deliberation can have in a community's future. Finally, there are several initiatives in the Enhancing Distressed Communities focus area. Major effort has been allocated to the Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics program in the area of food assistance. The Sustainable Community Innovation Grants program is a partnership with Southern SARE to seed the growth of agriculture/community partnerships in the rural South. Major emphasis has also been placed on the Mississippi Delta region through the Delta Rural Revitalization Project, the Delta Geographic Concentration Initiative, and the Delta Health Initiative programs. PARTICIPANTS: Lionel J. Beaulieu, Professor and Director of the Southern Rural Development Center; Alan Barefield, Extension Professor and Associate Director of the Southern Rural Development Center; Emily Shaw, Program Manager; and Kathy Ibendahl, Business Manager worked on this project. In addition, faculty from the region's 29 land-grant universities participated in carrying out the goals and objectives of the project. TARGET AUDIENCES: The primary target audiences for the work accomplished in this effort are the faculty and professional staffs of the southern region's 29 land-grant universities. Other audiences of the program include the partners of the southern land-grant university system including faculty and professional staffs of the land-grant university system in other regions of the country, state economic and social development agencies, local community stakeholders, governmental policy makers at all levels, policy analytical organizations, and non-profit and philanthropic organizations. TARGET AUDIENCES: The primary target audiences for the work accomplished in this effort are the faculty and professional staffs of the southern region's 29 land-grant universities. Other audiences of the program include the partners of the southern land-grant university system including faculty and professional staffs of the land-grant university system in other regions of the country, state economic and social development agencies, local community stakeholders, governmental policy makers at all levels, policy analytical organizations, and non-profit and philanthropic organizations. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
There have been numerous significant outcomes in the SRDC's efforts over this reporting cycle. The RIDGE program has provided critical research to assist the USDA in promoting and strengthening the 15 food assistance programs that it manages. Four new projects were funded in 2007; these focus on the important issues of food assistance policy and nutritional information. The Sustainable Communities Innovations Grant program with Southern SARE and the Rural Community College Initiative underwent extensive evaluations in 2007. Tremendous knowledge was gained from these evaluations that will guide implementation of future programs of all types. These evaluation reports will be published in mid to late 2008. The e-commerce effort has resulted in 112 new, cutting edge curricula being developed, primarily for Extension educators to present to stakeholders. A closely related project is the Entrepreneurs and Their Communities eXtension Community of Practice that received a soft launch at the USDA Ag Outlook conference. This effort makes available innovative entrepreneurship curricula and tools for business owners/managers and community policy makers. The RCCI program has resulted in significant, sustainable partnerships between community colleges and land-grant universities across the country. Furthermore, several tools emerged from this program that are strengthening community development efforts across the region in both Extension and non-Extension settings. In the policy arena, the SRDC co-sponsored and assisted the Farm Foundation in conducting a regional tour for policy makers, representatives of community development organizations, NGO leaders, production agriculture firm owners, agribusiness leaders, university faculty and national and state media in the Mississippi River Delta region in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. This tour showcased the hard work and ingenuity that local people must use in addressing the challenges of this economically distressed region and gave the tour participants a much better understanding of the issues that are faced in a geographic area filled with persistent poverty. The SRDC also assisted the Center for Rural Affairs to host Farm Bill roundtables in Jackson, MS and Atlanta, GA. The purpose of these meetings was to seek the input and advice of a diversity of rural leaders and stakeholders on key components of the 2007 Farm Bill, particularly with regard to those elements dealing with rural development activities and investments. Activity by philanthropic organizations in the Mississippi Delta is also being shaped by the SRDC's evaluation of the Delta Geographic Concentration Initiative. The SRDC has monitored the implementation and impacts of the DGCI in three Delta counties by providing two intermediaries with meaningful and objective assessments of the Initiative's progress. Furthermore, the evaluation team has offered ongoing feedback and technical assistance to the intermediary organizations as a way of strengthening community-based activities in the targeted site.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 09/01/06 to 08/31/07
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Several outputs were realized from this round of funding. In order to further hone its focus on entrepreneurship as an economic development strategy, nine listening sessions focused on entrepreneurship issues were held in the region with 300 participants. To define the needs of other issues in the South, the SRDC co-sponsored 11 initial listening sessions and 3 follow-up sessions focused on the plight of the uninsured and underinsured in conjunction with the Citizens Healthcare Working Group and, in cooperation with CSREES and ERS, conducted a survey to determine levels of cooperation between Extension Directors and USDA-RD State Directors. These activities contributed to 19 state-level rural development roundtables with almost 600 participants that heavily contributed to the formation of a new 3-5 year strategic plan. Specific programs that have been undertaken as a result of the funding include the Delta Geographic Concentration Initiative (an evaluation of community
development strategies implemented in the MS and AR delta regions); the Delta Rural Revitalization Project (providing enhanced research and outreach activities to facilitate community and economic development in one of the South's most impoverished regions); the Southern Region Information Toolkit (an online database providing targeted data and information to economic and community developers in the Southern region); the eXtension Community of Practice (a national online curriculum development team focusing the research and outreach capacities of the land-grant system's expertise in economic and community development, and providing needed resources to entrepreneurs and community leaders); and the National Extension E-commerce Demonstration Project (providing a catalog of e-commerce resources, cutting edge and focused development of curricula, and training to the region's Extension faculties). The SRDC continued its focus on distressed communities with the establishment of the Hispanic
Southern Extension and Research Activities group to partner the land-grant system's research and outreach strengths on growth in Hispanic populations issues; establishing a focus on communities struck by natural disasters by offering the Triumph Over Tragedy training to Extension faculty working in the areas devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, partnering with the Extension Disaster Education Network to develop resources related to a disaster's effect on communities, and hosting a summit of LGU researchers and Extension faculty to discuss the role of these experts in the event of natural disasters; acting as a center for the Research for Innovative Development Grants in Economics program to identify and address food assistance needs of the nation's rural populations; by continuing a partnership with Southern SARE in the Sustainable Communities Innovations Grants program to facilitate sustainable community and economic development in production and value-added agriculture
sectors; and coordinating the Rural Community College Initiative (a program designed to increase involvement of rural community colleges in the economic and social development of their service areas).
PARTICIPANTS: Lionel J. Beaulieu, Professor and Director of the Southern Rural Development Center; Alan Barefield, Extension Professor and Associate Director of the Southern Rural Development Center; Emily Shaw, Program Manager; and Kathy Ibendahl, Business Manager worked on this project. In addition, faculty from the region's 29 land-grant universities participated in carrying out the goals and objectives of the project.
TARGET AUDIENCES: The primary target audiences for the work accomplished in this effort are the faculty and professional staffs of the southern region's 29 land-grant universities. Other audiences of the program include the partners of the southern land-grant university system including faculty and professional staffs of the land-grant university system in other regions of the country, state economic and social development agencies, local community stakeholders, governmental policy makers at all levels, policy analytical organizations, and non-profit and philanthropic organizations.
PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: None
Impacts
A major outcome is the development of a new 5-year strategic plan for the SRDC. Input from stakeholders and land-grant faculty and administrators indicated a focus its efforts on three distinct areas: Building Economically Vibrant Communities, Fostering Civic Minded Communities, and Enhancing Opportunities in Distressed and Low-Wealth Communities. Implementation of this plan will begin in FY 2008. SRDC faculty were also instrumental in revitalizing the Southern Extension and Research Activities Group #19 dealing with rural health issues. As part of this effort, three conferences were held with 74 Extension and research professionals participating. These conferences increased the awareness of rural health issues as well as shared findings from research projects and Extension programs from the region. A byproduct is the SRDC's involvement in the Delta Health Alliance's Health Initiative, a program where center faculty is assisting rural hospitals with strategic plan
development and management. The SRDC also hosted three conferences in the economic development arena. The Economic Diversity conference presented 22 in-depth business assistance sessions to 58 participants. The National Extension Tourism Conference offered 28 presentations to 115 attendees. The National E-Commerce Rollout Conference involved 72 participants from 26 states to learn about 5 new center-sponsored cutting-edge curricula related to this subject matter area. In the community development area, the Southern Institute for Rural Development provided a venue for 123 USDA Rural Development personnel and community stakeholders to gain learn from 17 nationally recognized speakers. The New Horizons/New Beginnings conference provided 58 sessions focusing on economic and community development topics to 134 Extension professionals. Three RCCI Institutes were held with a total attendance of 208 participants attending 76 distinct sessions dealing with these topics. Finally, the Enhancing
the Voices conference provided training in leadership development, community-level strategic planning, and public deliberation to 31 Extension and community college faculty. The SRDC was also instrumental in the formation of the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, a professional development organization for Extension faculty and staff engaged in community development programming efforts. This association currently has several hundred members and the SRDC won the Friends of NACDEP award due in large part to its efforts. In the area of research, eight Community Innovation Grant projects providing innovative insight to rural community development through the production and value-added agriculture sectors were funded in cooperation with Southern SARE. Also, 19 food assistance research projects were funded in the Research for Innovative Development Grants in Economics program.
Publications
- Schafft, K. Bouncing between Disadvantaged Rural School Districts: The Hidden Problem of Student Transiency. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Woods, M.D., G.A. Doeksen, and C. St. Clair. Measuring Local Economic Impacts of the Education Sector. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- COMMUNITY ISSUES Murphy, T., L.J. Beaulieu, A. Duran, and A. Barefield. Working Differently with the Delta. National Rural Funders Collaborative. November 2005.
- Ratcliffe, M.R. Creating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas. Measuring Rural Diversity Policy Series. Volume 3, Issue No. 1, March 2006.
- Harris, R.P. and J.N. Zimmerman. Children and Poverty in the Rural South. SRDC Policy Series. November 2003, Number 2.
- Reimer, W. Exploring Diversity in Rural Canada. Measuring Rural Diversity Policy Series. Volume 1, Issue No. 2, March 2004.
- FOOD ASSISTANCE Blanchard, T. and T.L. Lyson. Food Availability and Food Deserts in the Nonmetropolitan South. Food Assistance Needs of the Souths Vulnerable Populations. Number 12, April 2006.
- Salmon, M.A. and J.G. Bridges. Waiting for Dinner: Elderly on the Waiting List for Home-Delivered Meals. Food Assistance Needs of the Souths Vulnerable Populations. Number 9, February 2005.
- Serrano, E. and R. Cox. Preventing Childhood Obesity. Food Assistance Needs of the Souths Vulnerable Populations. Number 10, April 2005.
- ECONOMICS OF COMMUNITIES Glasmeier, A., L. Wood, and K. Fuellhart. Measuring Economic Distress: A Comparison of Designations and Measures. Measuring Rural Diversity Policy Series. Volume 3, Issue No. 2, April 2006.
- Dorfman, J.H. The Economics of Smart Growth: Dollars and Sense for Local Governments. Smart Growth. Southern Perspectives. Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2004.
- Fratesi, J.N. Realities of Smart Growth. Smart Growth. Southern Perspectives. Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2004.
- Goetz, S.J. Searching for Jobs: The Growing Importance of Rural Proprietors. Measuring Rural Diversity Policy Series. Volume 2, Issue No. 2, June 2005.
- Leichenko, R.M. Is Rural Location to Blame? Accounting for Lower Income Levels in Tribal Areas. Measuring Rural Diversity Policy Series. Volume 2, Issue No. 1, March 2005.
- EDUCATION Barkley, D., M. Henry, and H. Li. Does Human Capital Affect Rural Economic Growth? Evidence from the South. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Beaulieu, L.J. and G.D. Israel. Its More Than Just Schools: How Families and Communities Promote Student Achievement. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Beck, F. How Do Rural Schools Fare under a High-Stakes Testing Regime?. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Goetz, S. and A. Rupasingha. How the Returns to Education in Rural Areas Vary Across the Nation. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Green, G. Employer Participation in School-to-Work Programs in Rural America. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Lazarus, S. Preparing Educators to Teach Students in Rural Schools. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Lyson, T. Importance of Schools to Rural Community Viability. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Scorsone, E.A. Rural Development and Urban Sprawl: Converging Interests or Opposing Sides?. Smart Growth. Southern Perspectives. Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2004.
- Renkow, M. Population Deconcentration and the Rural South. Smart Growth. Southern Perspectives. Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2004.
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Progress 09/01/05 to 09/01/06
Outputs
Programmatic impacts were made in several areas. The National E-commerce Demonstration Project developed programs designed to enhance the competitiveness of firms seeking to utilize internet technology in their businesses. Specific activities of this program included cataloging the e-commerce educational resources, hosting workshops and training session to increase the capacity of Extension educators, organizing the National E-commerce Extension Advisory Committee to provide guidance for the center's efforts in this area, and the publishing of the e-News newsletter to keep Extension faculty apprised of developments in this area. Curricula developed in the e-commerce arena include Connecting Rural Communities; Strengthening the Competitive Advantage of Rural Businesses with E-commerce and Experience Economy Strategies; E-commerce for Farm Businesses; An Economic Niche for Artisan Businesses; Rural Food Retailing - Is the Internet a Silver Bullet?; and E-commerce
Electronic Retailing: Selling on the Internet. These efforts involved land-grant university faculty from across the country working in a concentrated effort to address critical issues in this area. Another major effort is the Rural Community College Initiative. This program seeks to strengthen the capacity of community colleges and land-grant universities to become more involved in the economic development of their communities, increasing residents' civic engagement, and increasing educational program access. Accomplishments include development of an entrepreneurship curriculum that will be utilized for interested Texas community college workforce development and continuing education programs; development of the Texas Community College Rural Community Development Consortium to strengthen the ties between the state's land-grant and community college systems; development of a culturally sensitive customer service training program for Native Americans; and expansion of educational
programs to address rural industries' needs in Mississippi. Partnering with the Extension Disaster Education Network and the University of Florida's National Rural Behavioral Health Center addressed the challenges of rural communities in the face of disasters, but most especially those of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Apart from sponsoring training on the Triumph over Tragedy curricula, the SRDC has also hosted conferences to develop long-term planning efforts designed to increase communities' capacity to deal with future disasters. The SRDC continued to sponsor and develop research related to several other areas. These included a continued focus on Southern rural education issues. This effort resulted in an SRDC published report and four SRDC-sponsored articles in a special edition of The Review of Regional Studies. Another major effort by the SRDC involved a significant enhancement of its publication efforts. A major part of this enhancement involved a review of the SRDC's
communication program by the Frameworks Institute. This enhancement also included introduction of the Around the South electronic newsletter, continued publication of Grant Connections, and an expansion of the SRDC website.
Impacts
The e-commerce programs implemented by the center are expected to have tremendous impacts in the near future. A rollout of curricula will take place in 2007. Approximately 50 Extension educators at both state and county levels are expected to attend and learn about niche areas in which the demonstration project has invested. Another impact of this program is the knowledge gained from a survey of e-commerce use by Mississippi Delta businesses. This knowledge will serve to spearhead a targeted effort to increase the capacity of the region's businesses to adopt these technologies. The Rural Community College Initiative continues to have tremendous impacts. In one example, East Central Community College has partnered with the MS State Univ Dept of Continuing Education to increase availability of certification courses offered to local industry. Partnerships are being formed and/or enhanced between community colleges and land-grant universities to effect positive civic and
economic change. The SRDC-Southern SARE partnership has resulted in the funding and implementation of 8 projects. Projects range from youth involvement in community affairs to development/enhancing farmers markets. Positive impacts were felt on the funded projects and these activities provide a template for other communities. The SRDC has played an integral role in the formation of the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals. This professional Organization is proving invaluable in disseminating effective community development outreach and Extension programs across the country.
Publications
- Barkley, D., M. Henry, and H. Li. Does Human Capital Affect Rural Economic Growth? Evidence from the South. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Beaulieu, L.J. and G.D. Israel. Its More Than Just Schools: How Families and Communities Promote Student Achievement. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Beck, F. How Do Rural Schools Fare under a High-Stakes Testing Regime?. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Goetz, S. and A. Rupasingha. How the Returns to Education in Rural Areas Vary Across the Nation. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Green, G. Employer Participation in School-to-Work Programs in Rural America. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Lazarus, S. Preparing Educators to Teach Students in Rural Schools. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Lyson, T. Importance of Schools to Rural Community Viability. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Schafft, K. Bouncing between Disadvantaged Rural School Districts: The Hidden Problem of Student Transiency. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Woods, M.D., G.A. Doeksen, and C. St. Clair. Measuring Local Economic Impacts of the Education Sector. The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America. January 2005.
- Goetz, S.J. Searching for Jobs: The Growing Importance of Rural Proprietors. Measuring Rural Diversity Policy Series. Volume 2, Issue No. 2, June 2005.
- Leichenko, R.M. Is Rural Location to Blame? Accounting for Lower Income Levels in Tribal Areas. Measuring Rural Diversity Policy Series. Volume 2, Issue No. 1, March 2005.
- Mills, B., B. Whitacre, and C. Hilmer. Working More But Staying Poor. Food Assistance Needs of the Souths Vulnerable Populations. Number 11, August 2005.
- Salmon, M.A. and J.G. Bridges. Waiting for Dinner: Elderly on the Waiting List for Home-Delivered Meals. Food Assistance Needs of the Souths Vulnerable Populations. Number 9, February 2005.
- Serrano, E. and R. Cox. Preventing Childhood Obesity. Food Assistance Needs of the Souths Vulnerable Populations. Number 10, April 2005.
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