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Lesyk, Carolee K.; And Others – 1971
Approximately 600 students (grades 6-9) in a rural school system were evaluated for student attitudes about grouping and its relation to self-concept, school satisfaction, sex, grade, and ability. The 7th and 8th graders were grouped by ability. The other 2 grades were included for purposes of comparison: 6th for anticipatory reactions and 9th for…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Grade 6, Junior High School Students
Otaala, Barnabas – 1973
This study investigated: (1) the level of thinking of the Iteso Primary School children in Uganda; and (2) whether abilities involved in the Piagetian tasks of conservation, classification, and seriation develop at the same rate. The subjects, ages 6 to 13 (the period of the 7-year African primary school) were interviewed in their own language and…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Environmental Influences
Ohlendorf, George W.; Choo, Keng Kun – 1973
The purpose of this paper was to analyze the place of residence projections and attainments of selected Louisiana rural youth and to ascertain the nature of racial and sexual differences. More specifically, the objective was to replicate selected residential projections in a study of Texas rural youth and to extend the analysis to subsequent place…
Descriptors: Blacks, High School Seniors, High School Students, Migration Patterns
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Sarvela, Paul D.; Cronk, Christine E.; Isberner, Fred R. – Journal of School Health, 1997
Investigated tobacco use from 1976-1992 among urban and rural adolescents using data from Monitoring the Future, a project that examines high school seniors' risk behaviors and sociodemographics annually. Results suggest rural white males smoke most often and urban black females smoke least often when compared to other groups. Smoking rates…
Descriptors: Black Students, High School Seniors, High Schools, Longitudinal Studies
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Dwyer, Edward J. – Southern Journal of Educational Research, 1980
A study examined the achievement scores of second graders by race and sex on several measures of language competence. Achievement was measured in paradigmatic language, reading comprehension, sight vocabulary and listening comprehension. Subjects were 157 second graders in a large elementary school in a rural county in Georgia; one-third of the…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Language Acquisition, Listening Comprehension, Primary Education
Brown, Nina W. – 1978
If a program is to succeed, sufficient attention must be devoted to the personality characteristics, attitudes and interests of the persons for whom the program is being planned. The data from a study of the personality characteristics of 446 poor, black adolescents enrolled in a summer poverty work program were used to demonstrate how the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged
Dunkelberger, J. E.; Sink, Cheryl A. – 1975
The correlation between educational aspiration and educational achievement was investigated in 6 Southern states via a longitudinal study (1965-1972). Approximately 1,200 rural youth, stratified by race, sex, and socioeconomic status, were contacted when sophomores, when seniors, and when 4 years beyond high school graduation. Findings revealed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Blacks, Correlation
Schriver, Martha L.; And Others – 1995
The focus of this study was a science and mathematics day camp for Girl Scouts in a rural Georgia county, the goal of which was to help girls "discover" themselves as competent participants in science and mathematics. During the camp, Brownie Junior and Cadet Girl Scouts from Bulloch County interacted with women faculty on the campus of Georgia…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Mathematics Education, Questionnaires
Salzman, Stephanie A.; Girvan, James T. – 1991
A survey of health risk behaviors was administered to a representative sample of 7,776 Idaho students in grades 8-12. Respondents were 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. These rural adolescents reported that they had engaged in some health risk behaviors at rates comparable to those of other U.S. adolescents: 57%…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Drinking, Drug Use
Petersen, Anne C.; And Others – 1979
A study was conducted to examine sex differences in educational and occupational goals among adolescents. Three questionnaires were administered to two samples of high school students. The first sample consisted of 125 students at a Midwestern rural community high school; the second sample consisted of 294 students from a large suburban high…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Females, High School Students
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Alexander, Cheryl S.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1993
Inconsistencies in adolescents' self-reports of sexual behavior were studied for 758 rural adolescents (eighth-grade students in rural Maryland) who completed surveys over 3 years. Consistency rates fluctuate depending on the measure of sexual behavior, the racial/gender subgroup, age, and prior sexual experience, but the majority present…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Longitudinal Studies
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Savage, Michael P.; Scott, Lisa B. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1998
This study reports the self-reported out-of-school physical activity of 229 male and 593 female adolescents in three rural middle schools. Over one-third reported participation in vigorous physical activity less than twice a week, and almost half of females reported levels of activity below nationally recommended guidelines. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Health Activities, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Blackwell, Debra L.; McLaughlin, Diane K. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1999
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data were used to analyze the educational goals and attainment of rural and urban youth; boys and girls; and advantaged, average, and disadvantaged youth. Boys and girls had similar educational aspirations and attainment, but family background characteristics mattered more to girls, especially rural girls.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Advantaged, Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
Staley, Wanda; And Others – 1996
One of the largest problems facing rural school counselors is that of confronting the low career expectations that many rural students have by the time they reach high school. The relationship among the fear of success (FOS), self-concept, and career decision making of adolescents was examined in this study. Special attention was given to whether…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Choice, Fear of Success, Inhibition
Billingsley, Raymond Lee – 1976
To evaluate the extent of acceptable responses, 58 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) social studies exercises were administered in 1975 to a random sample of 13 year olds attending schools in north Mississippi communities no larger than 3,500 persons. A multiple matrix sampling technique was used for both the 390 students from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations
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