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Effects of Career Education on 9th Graders in Rural Mississippi.

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Sprabery, Carol A.; King, Jo Carol – 1992

This study evaluated a career education program for 141 ninth grade students at Kemper County High School in rural Mississippi in an effort to reduce the dropout rate and increase career awareness. A mental health counselor gave students monthly instruction on career issues necessary for vocational life after high school graduation. A local…

Descriptors: Career Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Employment Potential

A Comparison of Differences in Extracurricular Activity Participation, Achievement, and Attitudes toward School of Public School Ninth Grade Students Attending Junior High School and Those Attending Senior High Schools in Mississippi.

Gifford, Vernon D.; Dean, Margie McGowan – 1988

Four operational null hypotheses were assessed in a study of ninth graders placed in junior high schools (grades 7 through 9) or senior high schools (grades 9 through 12). The hypotheses state that there would be no significant differences in: (1) the mean number of extracurricular activities (EAs) in which ninth graders participated, whether in…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Extracurricular Activities, Grade 9