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Gibbons, Melinda M.; Hardin, Erin E.; Taylor, Anna Lora; Brown, Emily; Graham, Danielle – Journal of Career Development, 2020
Students underrepresented in higher education often require unique support throughout their career and college planning. Rural Appalachian youth characterize a large population of underrepresented students. This article describes a theory-based multiweek career education curriculum aimed at increasing career and college readiness that was…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Career Education, Rural Areas, Rural Youth
Peach, Larry E.; Reddick, Thomas L. – 1989
Today's high school students encounter a diversity of complex issues affecting both their family and school relationships. It is necessary for parents, school personnel, and students to understand each other's perspectives. In recent years there has been a change in family patterns, societal expectations, and lifestyles. These changes have had a…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), High School Students, High Schools, Public Schools
Mookherjee, Harsha N. – 1976
Class awareness among rural children was investigated in three dimensions: cognitive, behavioral, and evaluative. Data were obtained from 378 white students in grades K-8 in 9 rural elementary schools in the Upper Cumberland region of middle Tennessee. Children's social class background (SES) was determined by their father's occupational strata…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Cues, Elementary Secondary Education