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Peer reviewedPhillips, Theodore M.; And Others – Rural Educator, 1995
A survey of 150 poor rural students in grades 4-8 revealed that age is relevant in choosing role models, that there are major gender differences in the types of glamour figures selected as role models and as simple figures of success, and that age and gender appear to affect youth's perceptions of success and their occupational choice. (LP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Economically Disadvantaged, Identification (Psychology), Intermediate Grades
