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What Do Rural Caregivers Need? Implications of Formal Service Usage and the Role of Cooperative Extension Systems
Get PDFThe well-being of caregivers in the U.S. is a public health crisis. Caregivers experience greater rates of depression, chronic disease, and social isolation; however, the context of rural and urban living experiences creates different caregiving realities. Using two representative datasets of caregivers in the North Central and Northeast regions of the U.S., this paper examined the experiences of rural and urban caregivers in using formal support services. Rurality was negatively related to formal support service usage. Results from a multiple regression revealed a positive association between formal service utilization and caregiver well-being. These findings suggested that formal services can play a crucial role in alleviating caregiver burden and promoting positive well-being outcomes. These results show that rural caregivers, despite potentially having a greater need for such services due to limited informal support networks, were less likely to utilize them when available. This disparity warrants further investigation and identifies a potential need for future Cooperative Extension caregiving programs and resources that address the unique experiences of rural caregivers and the barriers to and perceptions of formal care usage
Aging in America: Implications for Family Resource Management
Get PDFThe Stanford Center on Longevity reports life expectancy has surged over the last 120 years. Unfortunately, living longer may not equate to living with a higher quality of life without considering the amount, type, and uses of all resources available to individuals and families as they age. Family Resource Management (FRM) is the science and art of how individuals and families make decisions to develop and allocate resources, including money, time, energy, space, material, and health assets, and networks of support to meet their goals. Living longer means making more decisions and developing and allocating more resources to enhance the quality of life over a longer period. Implications on and for FRM professionals abound. This article introduces a holistic model for aging wellness by integrating lifespan, healthspan, and wealthspan theories. The model provides educators and FRM professionals with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and perspectives to address the lifestyle and environmental factors that most influence health and well-being in later life
From Surplus to Deficit: Decoding the Fundamental Shift in US Agricultural Trade
No full textThe United States has been the world\u27s largest agricultural exporter, consistently recording substantial surpluses in agricultural trade for decades. However, this landscape has shifted dramatically in recent years, with the US incurring a trade deficit (21 billion in 2023 and continues to grow. This study provides an in-depth analysis of the shifting US trade patterns from 1985 to 2023, focusing on bilateral agricultural trade with major trade partners and key commodity flows. Structural break analysis is employed to identify significant turning points. Breaks are found in trade with China, Canada, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Australia. Trade with China stands out as the most disrupted, with structural breaks closely aligned with the imposition of retaliatory tariffs during the US–China trade war. No structural breakpoints are detected in US–Mexico agricultural trade. The rapid and consistent growth in imports from Mexico in recent years has been a significant force behind the spiking US agricultural trade deficits. The potential driving factors behind the observed trends and identified structural breaks are discussed
Public School Superintendent Turnover in Appalachian Kentucky
Get PDFThis study makes use of a data set detailing instances of public school superintendent turnover in the commonwealth of Kentucky between 2014 and 2023. A quantitative research design was used to analyze descriptive statistics and salary changes based on a set of demographic and descriptive variables in the sample of 205 superintendent turnovers occurring during the identified decade. The research demonstrates that superintendent turnover in Appalachian and non-Appalachian school districts is proportionally consistent. Within the Appalachian region of Kentucky, the analysis reveals that salaries for superintendents hired during the study period were lower than the salaries paid to their predecessors, at a rate comparable to the commonwealth as a whole. That trend did not hold when a male replaced a female as superintendent as, on average, the new hire saw a salary increase over the incumbent. The analysis reveals a disparity between females and males selected to fill superintendent vacancies, with 71 males and 18 females hired into the role during the decade reviewed, most often with males replacing males. The findings demonstrate that applicants for superintendent positions serving as assistant superintendents or in other central office positions are selected for the superintendency nearly 60% of the time. The findings demonstrate that sitting superintendents and, to a lesser extent, internal hires, were likely to receive a starting salary higher than the incumbent compared to external hires other than sitting superintendents and/or those from other school or district leadership positions or those hired from outside agencies. Suggestions for future research, including assembling and analyzing comparable data sets in other states, are provided. Given the implications of the findings in this study, additional research with the assembled data set also holds promise
Rural Principals’ Perceptions of Program Quality Indicators for Students with an Intellectual Disability
Get PDFThe use of program quality indicators (QIs) for teaching students with an intellectual disability (ID) is essential in meeting student needs and accessing curriculum. Principals who oversee and evaluate teachers of students with ID play a critical role in the implementation of QIs. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate rural school district principals’ perceptions of the importance, teacher implementation, and principal ability to provide feedback on QIs for students with ID. Results indicate differences between principal perception of importance of indicators and reported confidence in ability to provide feedback on indicators. More specialized QIs received lower ratings of perception of importance and lower ratings in perceptions of confidence to provide feedback. Differences existed between principal perception of importance of QIs and reported observance of teacher implementation. Several QIs were reported as important, as implemented, and that principals are confident in giving feedback
From Private to Public: Narratives of Gender-based Violence Among the Everyday Voices of the #MeToo Movement
Get PDFIn 2017, the #MeToo movement garnered international attention when millions of people used the hashtag to share personal experiences of sexual violence. The present study examines how non-celebrity users discussed their experiences of sexual victimization through a qualitative and quantitative content analysis of a random sample of #MeToo tweets (N=1,427). We found that survivors prioritized details about the “who,” “what,” “where,” “when,” “why,” and “how” of trauma in their disclosures (Bogen et al., 2021). Key themes in their responses included child sexual abuse (22.7%), long-term adverse effects (17.6%), and polyvictimization (10.4%) across the life course. Survivors also utilized #MeToo to highlight the prevalence of violence against women (26.4%) and offer critiques of rape culture and social structures (23.9%) as indirect causes of their victimization and subsequent negative experiences. Our analysis demonstrates the utility of Twitter for broadening current understandings of the context in which sexual violence occurs, while also offering a nuanced analysis of the persisting difficulties many survivors face in narrating personal experiences of violence
Historic Preservation Student Alliance Meeting with Architect Tracy Ward
No full textDuring the March 2025 Mississippi State University Historic Preservation Student Alliance meeting, architect Tracy Ward shared his experience and discussed the restoration of a building in Alpharetta, Georgia
Baptist Church, Hazelhurst, Mississippi
No full textA black and white image of the Baptist church in Hazelhurst, Mississippi is depicted on this postcard. The church is depicted as a one story building with a steep, vaulted roof, arched, stained glass windows, and a bell tower with a tall steeple. Trees line the sidewalk at the church, partially obstructing the view of the building. cars are depicted as parked at the sidewalk at the church and across the street from it. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card. An inscription addressed to Gloria and Henry Russell in Lexington, Mississippi is written on the back.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-capitol/1540/thumbnail.jp
Josh Hailey I Love Mississippi: Jackson Retrospective , Jackson, Mississippi
No full textA color illustration of a man and woman swing from vines with a city street below advertises the Josh Hailey I Love Mississippi: Jackson Retrospective exhibit in Jackson, Mississippi on this postcard. The back of the card provides details of the exhibit.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-capitol/1547/thumbnail.jp
Main Hotel Building, Coopers Well, Raymond, Mississippi, November 1901
No full textA black and white photograph of the main hotel building at Coopers Well in Raymond, Mississippi is pictured on this postcard. The view of the two story building largley obscured by tall, leafy trees.. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card and the date of the photo is written on the back.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-lampton-images-ms-capitol/1548/thumbnail.jp