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Download full textBroomhall, David; Johnson, Thomas G. – 1992
This paper examines the incentive structures in rural communities that encourage or discourage the accumulation of human capital. This is done by identifying the factors that influence educational performance in four school districts in rural Appalachian Virginia and Kentucky. A review of human capital theory, models, and functions generated six…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Dropouts, Educational Attitudes
