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The Rural School and Community Trust (Rural Trust) is an American national non-profit organization that aims to improve the relationship between rural schools and their communities. The Trust involves young people from rural areas in learning linked to their communities, aiming to improve the quality of teaching and school leadership, and ...
The study of the diffusion of innovations has led to advancements in awareness of three important aspects of social change: the qualities of an innovation which lead to successful diffusion, the effect of peer networking and conversations when it comes to spreading ideas, and the importance of various "user segments" (Robinson). The theory of ...
Rural American history is the history from colonial times to the present of rural American society, economy, and politics. [1]According to Robert P. Swierenga, "Rural history centers on the lifestyle and activities of farmers and their family patterns, farming practices, social structures, political ties, and community institutions."
The act of social innovation in a sector is mostly connected with diverse disciplines within the society. The social innovation theory of 'connected difference' emphasizes three key dimensions to social innovation. [10] First, innovations are usually new combinations or hybrids of existing elements, rather than completely new.
Historian William Bowers has described this philosophy as contradictory, as these reformers sought to preserve a rural past while adding elements of urban life to rural lifestyles. [ 1 ] A second segment of country-lifers sought to improve what they saw as declining rural living conditions by introducing progressive ideals to rural life.
The Internet, social networking websites and social media have been pivotal resources for the success and collaboration of many social entrepreneurs. [58] In the 2000s, the Internet has become especially useful in disseminating information to a wide range of like-minded supporters in short amounts of time, even if these individuals are ...
The Southern Education Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation, was created in 1937 from the Negro Rural School Fund, the John F. Slater Fund, the Peabody Education Fund, and the Virginia Randolph Fund. [12] In the 1960s, the Jeanes teachers and their students were integrated into public schools. [8] The program continued until 1968. [1]
The term has been used in research, see e.g. [1], [2] but also in some official reports and documents of the European Union, where societal innovation is considered as an answer to societal challenges. A formal definition exists [3] A societal innovation introduces a novel economic and/or social improvement to people’s everyday life.