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Irvin, Matthew; Byun, Soo-yong; Smiley, Whitney S.; Hutchins, Bryan C. – American Journal of Education, 2017
Our study examined the relation of advanced math course taking to the educational attainment of rural youth. We used data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002. Regression analyses demonstrated that when previous math achievement is accounted for, rural students take advanced math at a significantly lower rate than urban students.…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Mathematics Achievement, Rural Youth, Mathematics Instruction
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Irvin, Matthew J.; Byun, Soo-yong; Meece, Judith L.; Farmer, Thomas W.; Hutchins, Bryan C. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation of several individual and contextual difference factors to the perceived educational barriers of rural youth. Data were from a broader national investigation of students' postsecondary aspirations and preparation in rural high schools across the United States. The sample involved more than…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Barriers
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Weiss, Margaret P.; Hutchins, Bryan C.; Meece, Judith L. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2012
A national sample of students with disabilities and their nondisabled peers in rural high schools responded to a survey about their postsecondary plans and how they were preparing for them. The study included 3,318 11th- and 12th-grade students from 73 randomly selected schools. Findings indicate that 78.5% of students with disabilities and 90.7%…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 11, Grade 12, Students with Disabilities
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Byun, Soo-yong; Meece, Judith L.; Irvin, Matthew J.; Hutchins, Bryan C. – Rural Sociology, 2012
Drawing on a recent national survey of rural high school students, this study investigated the relationship between social capital and educational aspirations of rural youth. Results showed that various process features of family and school social capital were important for predicting rural youths' educational aspirations beyond sociodemographic…
Descriptors: Siblings, Rural Youth, Academic Aspiration, Social Capital
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Irvin, Matthew J.; Meece, Judith L.; Byun, Soo-yong; Farmer, Thomas W.; Hutchins, Bryan C. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2011
Though the poverty encountered by many rural youth encompasses numerous developmental challenges and substantially increases the chances for educational problems, the school context is central to promoting and constraining their development. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of school characteristics and…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Poverty, Educational Objectives, Academic Aspiration
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Hutchins, Bryan C.; Meece, Judith L.; Byun, Soo-yong; Farmer, Thomas W. – Rural Educator, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the postsecondary educational and occupational expectations of work-bound rural youth. Three groups of work-bound youth were identified (work-bound, work-bound with future educational plans, and work-bound but unsure/undecided about postsecondary education), and each group was compared to college-bound…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Occupational Aspiration, Family Characteristics, Investigations
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Estell, David B.; Farmer, Thomas W.; Irvin, Matthew J.; Thompson, Jana H.; Hutchins, Bryan C.; McDonough, Erin M. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
The transition to high school has been identified as a potentially difficult time in adolescents' lives. Reductions in both academic and social functioning often accompany this transition. While these effects have been documented in urban youth, the move to high school has not been extensively studied in rural minority youth. Toward that end, the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Rural Youth, Adolescents, Grade 9
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Farmer, Thomas W.; Irvin, Matthew J.; Thompson, Jana H.; Hutchins, Bryan C.; Leung, Man-Chi – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2006
This study examined the relationship between end-of-year grades and the academic, behavioral, and social characteristics of rural African American youth. Participants included 392 7th and 8th grade students from 2 rural middle schools in the south. Participants were African American and were from 2 communities that have child poverty rates…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Middle School Students, Student Adjustment, Social Behavior