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Direct linkSchmidt, Richard William – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this participatory action research was to create a comprehensive evaluation of advanced geoscience education in Pennsylvania public high schools and to ascertain the possible impact of this trend on student perceptions and attitudes towards the geosciences as a legitimate academic subject and possible career option. The study builds…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Advanced Courses, Secondary School Science, Science Education
Gray, Kenneth; And Others – 1989
A study compared the high school, postsecondary, and work experience records of graduates from four different high school programs--academic, general, area vocational technical school (AVTS) and home school vocational programs (HSVOC)--for the years 1984-88. The research was conducted during the 1988-89 school year in the attendance area of the…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Education, Employment Level, High School Graduates
Peer reviewedLegutko, Robert S. – Rural Educator, 1998
A survey of 285 high school seniors in six rural Pennsylvania schools found that student plans to attend postsecondary education were strongly influenced by parents' educational attainment and somewhat influenced by sibling educational attainment. Family financial situation was not a factor in student choice of postsecondary educational options.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, Family Influence, High School Seniors
