A rural school’s closure: Impacts on volunteers’ gender roles

Oncescu, Jacquelyn; Giles, Audrey R.

doi:10.5172/rsj.2013.23.1.2

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“…This dependency creates pressure among volunteers, which results in exhaustion. Other authors point out that the economic fragility of rural areas causes devastating effects on community life of a municipality and volunteer involvement (3,4). Our results show, however, that the lack of volunteers forces the sustainability of structures and leisure PA already in place.…”

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confidence: 47%

“…Several factors come into play including the increased number of constraints in physical activity and recreation in rural areas, additional financial difficulties compared to urban areas (2) and a greater dependence with relation to economic stability. Indeed, a company closure (3) or school (4) contributes to the devitalization of the area. The next section presents the obstacles in rural areas with regard to the practice of leisure and physical activity by people with disability: infrastructure, transportation, volunteering, insufficient leisure offer and location.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This leads to having to turn to volunteers, which, unfortunately, are few and far between (4,10). On a more individual perspective, professional opportunities in rural areas for all people with or without disability are few (11).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Participation in Leisure and Sports by People with Disability Living in Rural Areas; Vision of Stakeholders in Quebec

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Roult

Carbonneau

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People with disability face many constraints that affect their participation in leisure and sports, which can be seen in the gaps in the scientific literature. This study aims to document the specific issues in the leisure and sports participation of people with disability in rural areas. Qualitative research has documented the rurality-related items. Overall, stakeholders (n = 35) working with people with disability in rural areas were met in focus groups (n = 4). Strengths and difficulties have emerged from these testimonials. Being near the community facilitates awareness towards people with disability. However, one of the difficulties refers to the limited number of people with disability in the communities which obstructs the deployment of the leisure and sport offer. The second difficulty is the small number of volunteers and the problem of succession. Finally, availability and dilapidated infrastructure affects the participation in sports and recreation by people with disability in rural areas.

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“…As a result of youth out-migration and population aging, rural communities experience the closure of businesses and a declining population base, resulting in low levels of social capital [24]- [26]. Agriculture cannot thrive in the Clay Belt without amenities and services that meet basic needs and bring residents together, enhance social cohesion and create a sense of belonging among residents [27].…”

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Exploring Agricultural Opportunities in the Clay Belt of Ontario, Canada

Robinson

Caldwell

Epp

2020

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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There are various clay belts within the Canadian Shield which represent the beds of Pleistocene lakes. The soils and terrain are more suitable to agricultural use than the surrounding shield. The best known of these clay belts lies along the 49th parallel for over 800 km in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The Clay Belt area in northeastern Ontario consists of 10.2 million acres of land, 35% of which is covered in coniferous forest and 28% in mixed forest. The Clay Belt of northeastern Ontario has experienced agricultural growth followed by dramatic decline marked by occasional small reversals; agricultural land in the area peaked in 1951 since which time it has steadily declined although there are recent indications of renewed interest in the abundance of viable agricultural land in the region with the provincial government and agricultural groups in Ontario actively promoting related opportunities. Evolutionary economic geography's emphasis on the significance of history and geography in understanding the development of spatial economies can be applied to the region to better understand how the processes of path creation and path dependence have interacted to shape the geographies of agricultural development in the region. This region has the potential to contribute significantly to agricultural development, food production and in turn benefit local rural economies. The trajectory of agricultural development, however, tells a story of economic, social and environmental barriers that affect sustainability and related environmental impact. This paper will consider the opportunities for agricultural development, while recognizing the need for policy that is sensitive to community needs.

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“…Groups of teachers and students can fix damages or they can paint classrooms. Extra sports activities can be held in the afternoon from teachers of physical education or parents who used to be an athlete (Oncescu and Giles, 2013). …”

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Shaping a Public Secondary School Culture of Volunteer Commitment During the Economic Crisis in Greece

Lalagka¹,

Valasidou

2015

IJSEDU

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Abstract:Times of economic crisis bring changes. Low funding and sequential problems provide new challenges for school community in order to move forward. This paper demonstrates a completely volunteer program for a Greek, public secondary school, involving the whole school community, school staff, students, parents and citizens, and aiming to shape the school culture into volunteer commitment during hard times. Our research is based on secondary data that were retrieved by up to date sources that aimed to discuss the volunteerism and its impact on modern educational leadership. We discuss the case study of Western Australian schools that used a volunteerism program and we discuss how this can be implemented at Greek schools. Working throughout international literature we found a complete volunteer program for organizations and we adapted it for Greek public secondary school. In order this project to be achievable we suggest a transformational leader who is charismatic and visionary to be the head teacher of the school. On reimaging schooling, our assumption was that if a public school could shape a volunteer commitment by all school members then the consequences of economic crisis will be more easily hand able.

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A rural school’s closure: Impacts on volunteers’ gender roles

Cited by 8 publications

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Participation in Leisure and Sports by People with Disability Living in Rural Areas; Vision of Stakeholders in Quebec

Participation in Leisure and Sports by People with Disability Living in Rural Areas; Vision of Stakeholders in Quebec

Exploring Agricultural Opportunities in the Clay Belt of Ontario, Canada

Shaping a Public Secondary School Culture of Volunteer Commitment During the Economic Crisis in Greece

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