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ERIC Number: EJ565592
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Secondary Labor in the Meatpacking Industry: Demographic Change and Student Mobility in Rural Iowa Schools.
Grey, Mark A.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v13 n3 p153-64 Win 1997
Two case studies address the relationship between dual labor markets and rural schools, particularly the demographic transformation of rural school districts that host meatpacking plants that recruit immigrant workers. These schools have experienced an increase in non- and limited-English-speaking students. Employee turnover is reflected in school enrollment patterns. Contains 32 references and 8 data tables. (Author/SAS)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Influences, Immigrants, Labor Market, Limited English Speaking, Meat Packing Industry, Relocation, Residential Patterns, Rural Areas, Rural Population, Rural Schools, School Business Relationship, School Districts, Student Mobility
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Iowa