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Meehan, Merrill L.; Cowley, Kimberly S.; Wilson, Robert A.; Wilson, Nancy M. – Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia (NJ1), 2005
The purpose of this study was to listen to rural students' voices about their present schoolwork and educational plans for the future and discern, via factor analyzing their survey responses, what they view as the most important factors in their academic performance and post-high school plans. The first objective was to access the 2001-2002,…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Rural Youth, Rural Education, Student Surveys
Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 2006
In 2004, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania contracted with Pennsylvania State University to begin a longitudinal study of rural Pennsylvania school students to understand their future aspirations, the factors influencing these aspirations, whether their plans change as they age, and if they attain their goals and plans. The main research questions…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Rural Environment, Rural Education, Longitudinal Studies