Education and Socio-Economic Wellbeing in Racially Diverse Rural Counties: The Contribution of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

dc.contributor.authorMykerezi, Eltonen
dc.contributor.committeechairMills, Bradford F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberNorton, George W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAlwang, Jeffrey R.en
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-06T14:45:39Zen
dc.date.adate2004-02-05en
dc.date.available2011-08-06T14:45:39Zen
dc.date.issued2003-12-19en
dc.date.rdate2004-02-05en
dc.date.sdate2004-01-16en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines trends in the socio-economic well-being in rural counties where Blacks represent one-third or more of the population. In addition, this thesis also examines the impact that college education has on the economic development of these counties, with particular focus on the role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The thesis is composed of two papers: "Education and Socioeconomic Wellbeing in Racially Diverse Rural Counties", and "Economic Growth in Racially Diverse Rural Counties: The Contribution of Historically Black Colleges and Universities." The first of the two papers provides a descriptive review of the racially diverse rural counties (RDRCs) which are located exclusively in the rural south and generally have very low levels of economic well-being. On a positive note, college education levels in RDRCs are found to have increased rapidly between 1990 and 2000. County-level, regression analysis suggests that these increases were in part due to the concentration of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the region. Local investments in K__12 education are also found to be linked to county education levels. The second paper uses county subdivision level regression analysis, and finds that proximity to HBCUs influences college education amongst Blacks in RDRCs positively. Further county subdivision-level regression analysis suggests that the rate of college education attainment in these counties amongst Blacks and the general population has a significant positive impact upon income growth in RDRCs.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01162004-172716en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01162004-172716en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9707en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartTemplate1.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartChapter1.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectPublic Investmenten
dc.subjectRural Southen
dc.subjectIncome Growthen
dc.subjectBlacksen
dc.subjectPublic Educationen
dc.subjectEducation, Higheren
dc.titleEducation and Socio-Economic Wellbeing in Racially Diverse Rural Counties: The Contribution of Historically Black Colleges and Universitiesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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