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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Rural Isolation"”.
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Homing to Authenticity: Iowa Testimony in "Gilead"
… Iowa with staid provincialism because of its rural isolation in the American heartland. Novelist Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead brings attention to a little known time in Iowa history when residents were actively involved in the Underground Railroad. Her protagonist, John Ames, recalls family …
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Homing to Authenticity: Iowa Testimony in "Gilead"
… Iowa with staid provincialism because of its rural isolation in the American heartland. Novelist Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead brings attention to a little known time in Iowa history when residents were actively involved in the Underground Railroad. Her protagonist, John Ames, recalls family …
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Learning Mathematics in Appalachia: Life Histories of Beginning Teachers
… Connections to the problems of education in rural poverty included a number of ineffective teachers, a situation exacerbated by a sense of social stratification within the Appalachian culture and a reluctance to challenge school or teacher practices. As for learning preferences, the women …
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Fertility differentials among the Karen, a hill tribe minority in Northern Thailand
… not only speaking Thai but also the degree of rural isolation is found to be crucial in the diffusion process. The impact of some proximate determinants, for instance the practice of breastfeeding, to create fertility differentials is not perceived among the Karen. This is due to uniform …
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Fertility differentials among the Karen, a hill tribe minority in Northern Thailand
… not only speaking Thai but also the degree of rural isolation is found to be crucial in the diffusion process. The impact of some proximate determinants, for instance the practice of breastfeeding, to create fertility differentials is not perceived among the Karen. This is due to uniform …
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Perspectives on Mistreated Homebound Older Adults Living in Geographically Isolated Communities
… older adults living in geographically isolated rural communities remains an underexplored public health and social justice concern in the United States. Although national efforts to prevent elder mistreatment (EM) have expanded, limited attention has been given to older adults who are …
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Caring for those living with dementia: appreciating perspectives for rural primary care teams
… of 43%.<br/><br/>Official figures show that the rural population in the UK will increase by 6 per cent over the next decade. Challenges for people in these areas include transport to services eg hospital appointments in urban areas, expense of travel, isolation and loneliness. <br/> <br/>The …