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Direct linkShamah, Devora; MacTavish, Katherine A. – Youth & Society, 2018
Purpose is a concept receiving increasing attention in the developmental sciences. Making sense of your place in the world and finding meaning--a process fundamental to purpose--support positive development in adolescence and beyond. Using traditional ethnographic strategies, this article examines the development of purpose among a small group of…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Rural Areas, Ethnography, Social Influences
Download full textHutchins, Bryan C.; Meece, Judith L.; Byun, Soo-yong; Farmer, Thomas W. – Rural Educator, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the postsecondary educational and occupational expectations of work-bound rural youth. Three groups of work-bound youth were identified (work-bound, work-bound with future educational plans, and work-bound but unsure/undecided about postsecondary education), and each group was compared to college-bound…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Occupational Aspiration, Family Characteristics, Investigations
Cox, Genevieve R.; Tucker, Corinna Jenkins – Carsey Institute, 2011
This brief explores the link between rural youths' identification with their community, their self-esteem, and their future plans. The panel study of New Hampshire's Coos County youth offers a snapshot into the dynamics of a population that is developing its identity in a region that is undergoing an identity transformation of its own. Place…
Descriptors: Identification, Adolescents, Community Programs, Self Esteem
Price, John K.; Phelps, Margaret S. – 1996
A survey of 229 students in grades 10-12 at a rural consolidated high school in Tennessee sought to determine employment patterns among rural students and the impact of that employment on students' academic and personal lives. Findings indicate that employment of rural youth was an accepted part of the teen culture; student employment increased at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Employment Patterns, High School Students, High Schools
Peer reviewedWigle, Stanley E.; Kostelnik, Joyce – Rural Educator, 1999
A survey of 124 African-American high school juniors and seniors in the rural South investigated factors related to interest in teaching as a career. Approximately one-third of participants indicated an interest in teaching; 75% of the rest were interested in health care professions or owning their own business. Nine data tables summarize results.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Career Choice, Family Influence, High School Students
Rojewski, Jay W.; And Others – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
Examination of the impact of gender and academic-risk behavior on the career maturity and competence of 110 rural youth revealed that females were more involved and independent in their career development and that high-risk students were less able to solve career-related problems. Addresses implications for rural career education and vocational…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Competence
