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Download full textMeehan, Merrill L.; Cowley, Kimberly S.; Wilson, Robert A.; Wilson, Nancy M. – Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia (NJ1), 2005
The purpose of this study was to listen to rural students' voices about their present schoolwork and educational plans for the future and discern, via factor analyzing their survey responses, what they view as the most important factors in their academic performance and post-high school plans. The first objective was to access the 2001-2002,…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Rural Youth, Rural Education, Student Surveys
Meehan, Merrill L.; Cowley, Kimberly S.; Whittaker, Denise – 2001
In 1999, Fairmont State College (West Virginia) received a Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant for a 5-year program designed to encourage college aspirations and preparation among disadvantaged rural youth. During the first 2 years, parents and students in nine counties were surveyed to determine their…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Administrator Attitudes, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth
