Addressing Declining Rural Communities Through Youth Entrepreneurship Education
Summary. Rural communities in the United States face population decline and youth outmigration due to limited job prospects. Previous youth programs failed to address why young people leave or connect them to local opportunities. This paper recommends that Extension personnel redesign rural youth entrepreneurship education to emphasize technology and innovation, leverage 4-H as an experiential learning platform, and directly tackle the social factors driving rural youth flight.
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Ballard, K., & Nix, K.. (2018). Addressing Declining Rural Communities Through Youth Entrepreneurship Education. Journal of Extension. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.56.06.27
Ballard, Karen, and Kelly Nix. “Addressing Declining Rural Communities Through Youth Entrepreneurship Education.” Journal of Extension, 2018. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.56.06.27.
Ballard, Karen, and Kelly Nix. 2018. “Addressing Declining Rural Communities Through Youth Entrepreneurship Education.” Journal of Extension. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.56.06.27.
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title = {Addressing Declining Rural Communities Through Youth Entrepreneurship Education},
author = {Karen Ballard and Kelly Nix},
journal = {Journal of Extension},
year = {2018},
doi = {10.34068/joe.56.06.27},
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TY - JOUR TI - Addressing Declining Rural Communities Through Youth Entrepreneurship Education AU - Karen Ballard AU - Kelly Nix JO - Journal of Extension PY - 2018 DO - 10.34068/joe.56.06.27 UR - https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.56.06.27 ER -
Details
- DOI
- 10.34068/joe.56.06.27
- Countries
- United States
- Regions
- North America
- Categories
- entrepreneurship, education
- Added
- 2026-04-28