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| Roscigno, Vincent J. | 1 |
| Swisher, Raymond R. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMcGrath, Daniel J.; Swisher, Raymond R.; Elder, Glen H., Jr.; Conger, Rand D. – Rural Sociology, 2001
Analysis of Iowa Youth and Families Project data found three distinct routes to 4-year college attendance: the traditional path of youth with professional/managerial parents; farm youth's use of parents' community ties; and the path of resourceful lower-status rural youth, whose attainment grew from early educational ambition and varied community…
Descriptors: Aspiration, College Bound Students, Educational Attainment, Parent Background
Peer reviewedRoscigno, Vincent J.; Crowley, Martha L. – Rural Sociology, 2001
Analysis of data from the National Education Longitudinal Study supported the thesis that rural adolescents' disadvantages with regard to certain family and school resources and resulting low investments in education explain rural deficits in both educational attainment and standardized achievement. (Contains 67 references.) (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Schools, Dropouts
Peer reviewedMiller, Michael K.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1984
Estimates impact of community resource development (CRD) programs on a variety of quality of life indicators for 73 Arkansas counties that were nonmetropolitan in 1960. Results indicate that few quality of life indicators were affected in the direction intended by CRD programs. Examines substantive and methodological implications of the findings.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Resources, Dropout Prevention, Extension Education
