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Kapil, Meg E.; Shepard, Blythe C. – Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2011
A cross-sectional survey explored 96 rural adolescents' perceptions of their rural context and how their self-concept is related to perceptions of capability regarding hopes and fears for the future. The youth surveyed, from the Kootenay Boundary region of British Columbia, indicated ambivalence about staying in their communities after leaving…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Foreign Countries
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Taylor, Alison; Servage, Laura; Hamm, Zane – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2014
This article examines two Canadian high school work experience programs that focus on rural youth. The first encourages students to consider work in skilled trades, while the second encourages them to become qualified as healthcare aides. Both programs were designed to encourage high school students to explore careers in fields where labor market…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Work Experience Programs, Rural Education