A WRITTEN EXAMINATION WAS ADMINISTERED TO 605 FRESHMEN ENROLLED IN OKLAHOMA COLLEGES OFFERING AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE WHETHER CERTAIN BACKGROUND EXPERIENCES CONTRIBUTED TO THE STUDENT'S KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF MAJOR CONCEPTS IN ANIMAL SCIENCE, TO MAKE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE ANIMAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF OKLAHOMA STATE…

The purposes of this study were (1) to describe similarities and differences in educational goals of rural youth and of their parents for them, and (2) to determine the relationships of the similarities and differences to such factors as membership or non-membership in clubs, sex, leve l of living, residence, size of family, state, and area. The…

The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) was administered to 108 rural disadvantaged students entering the six-State regional Mountain-Plains program. Results indicate a low degree of self-actualization on all scales versus normal adults with no differences observed by sex and only one among States. Ethnic group differences are, however, observed…

A group of culturally deprived children with severe reading and behavior problems was systematically given tangible reinforcers while learning to read. Twelve second-grade and 12 third-grade boys from a rural and lower socioeconomic background were taught reading with the use of tangible reinforcers (E group). Four similar control groups (C group)…

The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical framework to describe and account for dynamic properties of status projection phenomena. The effort is limited in the main to consideration of occupational and educational status projections, and emphasis is given to the particular characteristics and attributes of the rural social milieu…

Very little cognitive development research has been done among African children, and most of the completed studies have relied on "translated" versions of Western test materials that are inappropriate to the African milieu. This paucity of research has had two affects: (1) rural African children have been represented as somewhat less…

This report covers the first phase of a three-phase research program entitled "Developing Model NYC Programs for Rural Youth". The report contains three sections. The first section, "An Experimental Rural Youth Program for the North Central States" contains a detailed description of the general framework of a program for rural…

The paper gives interested persons examples of how small and rural schools are providing essential guidance services. A synthesis of the literature dealing with current guidance programs and practices in these schools is presented. Suggestions are made for training guidance specialists and for providing viable innovations in counseling and…

Three groups of children (urban black, urban white, rural white) from Middle Tennessee who live in an Appalachian-type environment were studied to assess their health and nutritional status. In addition, some attempt was made to relate aspects of physical status to intellectual adequacy as measured by the Stanford-Binet or the Wechsler Preschool…

This study estimates antecedents of early career alienation of a male age cohort (N=442) with panel data, 15 year interval. The theoretical model sequentially attributes effects to statuses of origin, adolescent personality characteristics, and current socioeconomic statuses. The study establishes definitions of alienation both inductively (by…

Introducing the concept of phenomenology (concern with consciousness, objects of consciousness, possibilities, and a return to "things") supported by ethnomethodology as a viable approach to rural sociology, this paper presents: (1) a brief review of selected articles discussing the conceptualization of "rural"; (2) certain…

The vocational choices (industrial and/or agricultural) of 863 adolescents from 4 rural Italian provinces of differing socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds were analyzed in terms of the motivational need underlying vocational choice. These provinces included the traditionally rural Cosenza in southern Italy, the more developed Treviso and Reggio…

Findings are based on responses to a self-report type questionnaire administered to ninth through twelfth grade students at two high schools in Fremont County, Wyoming. Data indicate there is a significant relationship between drug use and commission of other forms of delinquent behavior for male and female students studied. (Author)

Developmental changes in a variety of cognitive processes as a function of age and schooling were examined in 160 rural Guatemalan children aged 5, 7, 9 and 11 years. (BD)

The relationships between delinquent behavior and labor market experiences of teenagers are examined in this study. Variables include incidence of self-reported delinquent behavior, gender, race, age, suspension from school, and current residence. Findings and the implications for educational policy are examined. (CT)