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The rural differential: Bridging the resource gap
Author(s) -
Fluharty Charles,
Scaggs Bill
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.266
Subject(s) - bridging (networking) , differential (mechanical device) , resource (disambiguation) , rural community , economic growth , differential effects , business , political science , economics , computer science , medicine , computer network , aerospace engineering , engineering
Rural communities have fewer financial resources, making the community colleges located in these regions central to economic development. This chapter reviews the importance of recognizing the rural differential via policy changes and offers strategies to close the resource gap between rural and nonrural community colleges.