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Planning for the Future: An Investigation of Work-Bound Rural Youth
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Hutchins, 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
Social and Academic Expectations about High School for At-Risk Rural Youth
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Stein, Gabriela Livas; Hussong, Andrea – American Secondary Education, 2007
This study examines high school expectancies in a sample of at-risk, rural youth, and how these expectancies relate to 8th grade functioning, 9th grade functioning, and 9th grade experiences of high school. A total of 76 eighth-graders and their parents, drawn from a larger study of the transition to high school, participated in interviews the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Rural Youth, Grade 9, Educational Environment
Young Voices from the Rural Midwest.
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D'Amico, Joseph; And Others – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1996
Interviews with 33 teenagers from three small rural Midwest towns examined how they saw themselves, their families, friends, communities, and futures. Interview excerpts illustrate ambivalence about rural experiences, desire to move elsewhere, and Hispanic students' experiences with racism, but also convey positive attitudes about family, friends,…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Ethnic Bias, Expectation, Family Influence
Rural Scholars or Bright Rednecks? Aspirations for a Sense of Place among Rural Youth in Appalachia.
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Howley, Craig B.; And Others – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1996
Surveys of 158 West Virginia Governor's Honors Academy (GHA) students and 644 seniors in rural West Virginia high schools suggest that, compared to the latter, GHA students are less alienated; are not more eager to leave their community; exhibit stronger modern dispositions, but not weaker rustic dispositions; and are equally satisfied with their…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Community Satisfaction, Expectation, High School Seniors
Congruence of Aspirations of Rural Youth with Expectations Held by Parents and School Staff.
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Ley, Joyce; And Others – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1996
Surveys of 11th- and 12th-grade students from rural schools in 21 states and their parents and teachers revealed significant coefficients of concordance among the three groups' expectations for adulthood. While aspirations for personal and economic success were highly prized, community-minded goals for civic responsibility were ascribed far less…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Citizenship Responsibility, Expectation, Goal Orientation
Rural Alaskan High School Boys' and Girls' Attitudes toward Education.
Chu, Lily; Culbertson, Jeanne – 1982
Questionnaires were administered to 73 sophomore and senior high school students in 3 isolated rural Alaska towns (Adak, Unalaska, and Dillingham) to study the effects of socio-economic factors on rural Alaskan youth's educational aspirations and expectations. Because of a military-supported economy, Adak was a typical middle class American…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Comparative Analysis