Article

Young Voices from the Rural Midwest

Authors

• • Joseph J. D'Amico
• • William Matthes
• • Anita Sankar
• • Betty Merchant
• • Martha Zurita

Abstract

To find out how youngsters growing up in rural communities across the Midwest see themselves, their families, friends, communities, andfutures, a team ofresearchersfrom the Rural Young Voices Project spoke with teenagersfrom three ofthese rural places. What they found was that despite an ambivalence about their rural experiences and a desire to move elsewhere, these "young voices" make the best of, value, and take joy from living in rural places.

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How to Cite: D'Amico, J. J. , Matthes, W. , Sankar, A. , Merchant, B. & Zurita, M. (1996) “Young Voices from the Rural Midwest”, Journal of Research in Rural Education. 12(3).