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Thomas, Katheryn Ann – 1970
The principal objective of this 1970 thesis was to investigate empirically the social class differentials in educational orientations of over 5,000 rural Negro and white high-school sophomores from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas; in addition, the significance of educational goal differences and/or differential…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Anglo Americans, Black Students, Educational Objectives
PDF pending restorationArutyunyan, Y. V. – 1976
Since there is no private property in the Soviet Union, social status is largely determined by education. Consequently, the educational levels of rural youth in all the Union Republics are nearly identical, while among the older generations of rural inhabitants there are still definite differences. In Estonia, for example, the educational level of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
Download full textHernandez, Pedro F.; Picou, J. Steven – 1969
The study was an attempt to discern what rural youth in Louisiana expect to achieve in the future. Objectives of the study were to determine, with reference to race and sex differences, (1) future occupational plans, (2) educational plans, (3) type of community rural youth expected to settle in, and (4) desired age for marriage and number of…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Blacks, Cross Cultural Studies, Disadvantaged Youth
Mookherjee, Harsha N.; Hogan, H. Wayne – 1980
The association between lower-class vs. middle-class values and self-reported delinquency was the focus of this study of 485 Caucasian male and female high school and college students in rural, middle Tennessee. The typical student's family background was lower-middle class, as determined by his/her father's occupation. The values statements used…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency
Kuvlesky, William P. – 1981
Results of surveys (in 1967, 1973, and 1978-1979) of nonmetropolitan Mexican American high school sophomores from South Texas indicated that, although broad similarities existed between males and females, there were also specific patterned gender differences in social behavior and orientations. In status projection levels, particularly educational…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Acculturation, Cultural Influences, Dropouts
Erickson, Patricia M. – 1981
Teachers, especially home economics teachers, would be better prepared to evaluate subject matter and to separate fact and personal opinion if they had a better understanding of diverse student backgrounds. To find out such background information, a study was conducted to analyze attitudes and values held by junior and senior students in home…
Descriptors: Careers, Educational Attitudes, Family Attitudes, Family Influence
