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Bowen, Anne; Moring, John; Williams, Mark; Hopper, Glenna; Daniel, Candice – Journal of Rural Health, 2012
Purpose: Methamphetamine (MA) addiction is a significant problem in rural areas of the United States. Yet, little theoretically driven formative research has been conducted on the interactions of factors influencing initiation. The study was guided by Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model. Methods: Eighty-three MA users participated in an…
Descriptors: Prevention, Family Life, Drug Use, Intimacy
Meyer, James B.; And Others – J Counseling Psychol, 1970
Juniors (144) in three schools were assigned to four behavioral-reinforcement counseling treatments and controls in individual and small group settings. Findings: (1) All behavioral-reinforcement produced significantly more information-seeking behaviors; (2) No significant differences occurred between small group and dyadic counseling settings;…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Counseling, Counselors

Just, David A. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1985
The relationships between delinquent behavior and labor market experiences of teenagers are examined in this study. Variables include incidence of self-reported delinquent behavior, gender, race, age, suspension from school, and current residence. Findings and the implications for educational policy are examined. (CT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Females, Males
Jeffrey, Betty I. – 1966
The purposes of Southern Regional Project S-48 were to study: (1) educational and vocational goals of rural teenagers; (2) educational and vocational goals that parents hope their teenagers have for themselves; and (3) comparison of above points. Data were obtained from a sample of 388 ninth and tenth graders and their parents selected from 10…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives, Females, Financial Support
Stuart, Nina G.; Dunkelberger, J. E. – 1974
Comprised of 20 tables of data, this paper presents the statistical data on the historical changes in occupational status projections of Northeast Alabama youth in 1966 and 1972. The data pertain to: (1) frequency distributions of occupational orientations by race and sex; and (2) changes in occupational aspirations, expectations, anticipatory…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Blacks, Career Choice, Expectation
Knapp, Melvin; Smith, Robert – 1974
The historical change in educational status projections of Georgia rural youth was examined from 1966-1972. Used as the sampling unit, counties were: (1) rural, (2) characterized by low socioeconomic status, and (3) representative of all state regions. All schools in each county with a 10th grade class were used, although not necessarily the same…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Attitude Change, Blacks, County School Districts
Sanchez, Sue; Cosby, Arthur G. – 1979
Effects of early marriage and marriage deferment on educational attainment and occupational achievement of black and white youth were investigated in a longitudinal study of 1,052 rural youth from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas. Data were obtained from the larger Southern Youth Study, 1966-72. Within the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Aspiration, Attitudes, Blacks
BOHLEN, JOE M.; YOESTING, DEAN R. – 1967
A STUDY CONDUCTED IN 1948 ACCUMULATED THE MIGRATION EXPECTATIONS AND BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS OF 157 SENIORS FROM 9 RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. THESE SAME RESPONDENTS WERE REINTERVIEWED IN 1956 AND AGAIN IN 1967 (152 AND 143 RESPECTIVELY RESPONDED FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD INTERVIEWS), CONCERNING THEIR MIGRATION PERFORMANCES AT THOSE…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Employment Opportunities, Females, High Schools
Knapp, Melvin; Smith, Robert – 1974
The historical change in occupational status projections of Georgia rural youth were examined. Using the time span from 1966 to 1972, the county was the sampling unit used to select sample schools. Criteria used to select sample counties were that they be: (1) rural, (2) characterized by low socioeconomic status, and (3) representative of all…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attitude Change, Blacks, County School Districts
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
Sollie, Ray; Lightsey, Mike – 1974
The study examined the relationship between occupational aspirations and early job attainment of Southern youth. Occupational goal deflection (OGD), defined as the difference between these, was analyzed by race, sex, and residence. Data were gathered in 1966 and 1972 in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas. In 1966, 10th grade…
Descriptors: Blacks, Employment Level, Females, Goal Orientation
Lopez-Acevedo, Gloria – 2002
Data from Ecuador's Living Standard and Measurement Surveys were used to analyze the characteristics and determinants of child labor and schooling. Of particular interest was the influence of adult wages on child labor. Survey data on children aged 10-17 included sex, age, rural or urban residence, monthly wages, whether or not attending school,…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Attendance, Child Labor, Dropouts

Rubin, Roger H. – Adolescence, 1981
Examines the relationship of family structure, peer group affiliation, social class, and sex with five dependent variables concerned with attitudes toward dating values, marriage, romanticism, premarital pregnancy, and premarital sexual permissiveness among 85 rural, Black adolescent males and females. Findings suggest general community norms and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Attitudes, Community Influence, Dating (Social)
Petersen, Anne C.; And Others – 1979
A study was conducted to examine sex differences in educational and occupational goals among adolescents. Three questionnaires were administered to two samples of high school students. The first sample consisted of 125 students at a Midwestern rural community high school; the second sample consisted of 294 students from a large suburban high…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Females, High School Students
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