Rural education and out-migration: The case of a coastal community

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 52-72

  Corbett, Michael ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal communities; Educational attainment; Geographic mobility; Rural education; School to work transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844611575     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: 03802361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1602153     Document Type: Article

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