Abstract

There are two stories concerning political trends affecting nonmetropolitan America that I would like us to examine. There is the old story that has had afairly straightforward,jairly predictable, andfor rural America afairly discouraging story line. It is a story of declining rural population, a declining influence in the creation of public policy, and as a consequence, irrelevant education in rural communities. It is a story that has its roots in the very early deliberations ofhow this country would govern itself. It is a story ofdiffering philosophical beliefs about how individuals live together. It is ultimately a story that pits urban interests against rural interests. And, because ofthe way the rules ofthe game have been established, the interests that get served are those ofthe political victors.

How to Cite:

Nachtigal, P. M., (1994) “Political Trends Affecting Nonmetropolitan America”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 10(3), 161–166.

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