The interrelationships of parent rural values, parent religiosity, parent involvement, and student outcomes in a small, southern, rural middle school.

Hiring the Best Teachers? Rural Values and Person–Organization Fit Theory

“…As noted, the notion of rural values is controversial (e.g., Tucker, 2004;Willits et al, 1990). Because the set of four rural values-communitycentrism, traditionalism, primary group preference, and social conservatism-is central to the model and because these scales were developed expressly for this study, their validity is paramount to the interpretation of the findings.…”

“…Some scholars have questioned whether rural values (versus urban values) have continued meaning in today's postindustrial economy (e.g., England, Gibbons, & Johnson, 1979;Willits, Bealer, & Crider, 1982). Furthermore, rural values are often associated with negative or backward terms such as anti-intellectual, rube, racist, and intolerant (see Grasmick, 1974;Tucker, 2004). Yet other work notes the positive perception of rural life (Willits, Bealer, & Timbers, 1990).…”