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Comparison of Nonrural versus Rural Middle-School Students' Academic Aspirations.
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Cowley, Kimberly S.; Meehan, Merrill L.; Whittaker, Denise; Carey, Marsha – 2002
West Virginia received two grants from the U.S. Department of Education to encourage disadvantaged youth to have high expectations, stay in school, and take academically rigorous courses to prepare for college. A total of 17 counties were served by these grants. As part of the program, surveys were completed by 3,716 students in 54 middle and…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment