Young People in Country Towns: Tasks for Rural Social and Community Workers Across Nations
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Social Work
- Vol. 40 (1) , 23-31
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03124078708549903
Abstract
This article addresses the role of social and community workers in efforts to retain and attract youth to the country and the small towns. Consideration is given to current phenomena such as migration, depopulation and growth and specific suggestions for possible interventions in the economic, social and cultural arenas are provided. Examples from Australia and other countries are included.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Farm Families: A Focus For Australian Rural Social Work?Australian Social Work, 1984
- Rural Social and Community Work as Political Movements in the United States and United KingdomCommunity Development Journal, 1981