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Picou, J. Steven; Hernandez, Pedro F. – 1970
Rural and urban seniors from all-black high schools in Louisiana were given group-administered questionnaires to determine the influence of 5 primary contacts on the formation of occupational aspirations of youth. The 5 primary contacts generally acknowledged to have some influence were parents, relatives, friends, teachers, and guidance…
Descriptors: Black Students, Counseling Effectiveness, High School Seniors, Lower Class Students
Picou, J. Steven; And Others – Educ Urban Soc, 1970
Contrasts the occupational aspirations and expectations of 264 black male and female urban high school seniors and 157 rural high school seniors. (JM)
Descriptors: Black Youth, Career Choice, Goal Orientation, High School Seniors
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Butler, James A., Jr. – 1976
Data derived via questionnaire from a black and white female subsample (N=1,670) of Louisiana high school seniors were utilized to test eight hypotheses which addressed the relationship between athletic participation and female achievement orientations. School type (public-parochial), residence (rural-urban), and school size (large-small) were…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Achievement, Athletes, Blacks
Picou, J. Steven; Howard, William G. – 1976
The impact of sex-role socialization on career-related status orientations was examined in an attempt to specify, by sex, differential reference group influence and motivational variations. Data were derived from a larger data-set on mobility and achievement orientations of a random sample of 1970 senior students stratified according to residence…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, High School Seniors, High School Students, Occupational Aspiration
Picou, J. Steven; Curry, Evans W. – 1974
Employing similar variables, along with an assessment of the participation-aspiration hypothesis for athletes residing in rural Louisiana, a partial replication was attempted of previous studies of the athletic participation-aspiration relationship. A further extension of past studies was made by assessing the effects of selected predictor…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Athletes, Correlation, Educational Background
Ohlendorf, George W. – 1974
Change in place of residence projections among rural Louisiana high school seniors was analyzed for the years 1968 and 1972. A proportionate, stratified random cluster sampling technique was employed for sample selection. A total of 20 schools (13 white and 7 black) constituted sample selection for 1968. In 1972 public school integration and…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Aspiration, Attitude Change, Blacks
Picou, J. Steven; Carter, T. Michael – 1974
In an effort to understand the dynamics of the status attainment process, the effects of significant-other influence on aspirations were considered. Data were derived from group administered questionnaires of a proportionate, stratified, random cluster sample of Louisiana high school seniors. Utilizing data on 1,241 white males, residence controls…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average, High School Seniors
Picou, J. Steven – 1973
The occupational plans of a sample of white and black high school seniors were analyzed by a model which included the following variables: father's occupation, family income, father's education, and academic performance. A proportionate, stratified, random cluster sample of Louisiana high school seniors was selected in November 1970, yielding a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Career Choice, Family Income
Smith, Kevin B.; Ohlendorf, George W. – 1975
Changes in marital and procreative projections among rural Louisiana high school youth between 1968 and 1972 were examined. In 1968 a proportionate, stratified, random cluster sampling technique was employed to secure data on seniors from 13 white and 7 black high schools. In 1972 public school integration and the establishment of private schools…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attitude Change, Blacks, Children
Picou, J. Steven; And Others – 1974
In an effort to understand the dynamics of the status attainment process, the effects of significant-other influences were analyzed in terms of sexual and racial differences. Data were derived from a proportionate, stratified, random cluster sample of Louisiana high school seniors. High schools were stratified on the basis of residence…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Females