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Ohlendorf, George W. – 1974
Changes in educational projections among rural Louisiana high school youths in 1968 and 1972 were examined. A proportionate, stratified, random cluster sampling technique was used to sample students from 20 schools in 4 geographical areas representing different social and economic characteristics. Data were collected by an 18-page version of the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Anglo Americans, Blacks, Educational Objectives
Dolch, Norman A. – 1972
A hierarchical system concerned with stratum at a given point in time was described in this study. Hypotheses were formulated concerning organizational or associational participation, religious preference, family decision-making, educational aspirations for children, and the assimilation of Negroes and Whites in the community. Survey data were…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anglo Americans, Area Studies, Aspiration
Ohlendorf, George W.; Smith, Kevin B. – 1974
The paper examined changes in occupational projections among rural Louisiana high school youths between 1968 and 1972. The research design obtained a representative sample of these youths through a proportionate, stratified, random cluster sampling technique. The 1968 procedures were: (1) the State was stratified into 4 geographical areas which…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Area Studies, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
Picou, J. Steven; Curry, Evans Wayne – 1974
One of the most consistent empirical findings in the increasing research on the sociology of sport revealed that white urban male high school athletes manifest higher-level educational orientations than their non-athlete counterparts. This study expanded this empirical literature by assessing the nature of the athletic participation and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Anglo Americans, Athletes
Curry, Evans W.; And Others – 1970
Race, sex, community size, occupation of major wage earner, father's education, mother's education, and certainty of expectations were the variables used in this study to determine the "anticipatory occupational goal deflection" (AOGD) of urban and rural youth (blacks and whites) in Louisiana. Least squares analysis of variance and other…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Behavioral Science Research, Black Youth, Career Choice
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
Bertrand, Alvin L.; Beale, Calvin L. – 1965
Objectives of the study begun in 1960 were (1) to determine the nature and extent of socioeconomic and attitudinal differences between French and non-French ethnic groups in rural Louisiana, giving particular attention to education, income and employment, migration, levels of living, and social participation and (2) to note implications of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Bilingualism, Blacks
Hernandez, Pedro F.; Picou, J. Steven – 1969
The study was an attempt to discern what rural youth in Louisiana expect to achieve in the future. Objectives of the study were to determine, with reference to race and sex differences, (1) future occupational plans, (2) educational plans, (3) type of community rural youth expected to settle in, and (4) desired age for marriage and number of…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Blacks, Cross Cultural Studies, Disadvantaged Youth
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
Smith, Kevin B.; And Others – 1976
Data gathered via random sampling from white, unmarried high school seniors (143 males and 158 females) in rural Louisiana were utilized to test the following hypotheses: (1) social origin will affect significant other influence; (2) social origin and significant other influence will affect educational plans and will be largely mediated through…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Career Planning, Family Planning, High School Seniors