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Download full textYoesting, Dean R.; And Others – 1968
The causal linkage between socioeconomic status, occupational and educational aspiration, and attainment was examined in this attempt to test an existing theoretical model which used socioeconomic status as a major input variable, with significant other influence as a crucial intervening variable between socioeconomic status and aspiration. The…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Educational Status Comparison, Family Status, Longitudinal Studies
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
