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McCracken, J. David; Fails, Eric – 1989
Panel studies examined changes in the educational and occupational aspirations of 191 rural Ohio youth. The 1988 survey questions were similar to those asked in a study conducted 3 years earlier when subjects were 10th and 12th graders. Major findings were: (1) the influence of school personnel on student career and curriculum choices was less…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Attitude Change, Followup Studies
Odell, Kerry S. – 1989
This paper examines rural high school students' educational and occupational expectations and their relationships to personal, educational, school, and family characteristics. Questionnaires were distributed to all 10th and 12th graders in four small rural high schools in diverse geographic regions of Ohio. Almost all of the 491 respondents were…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Family Characteristics, High Schools
Elliot, Jack – 1989
Despite increasing graduation requirements and the limited vocational offerings in rural schools, many rural high school students still enroll in vocational education courses. This study examined factors influencing the decisions of rural Ohio high school students to select vocational education courses. In spring 1988, an interview and…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Grade 10, High Schools, Rural Education