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Download full textHutchins, Bryan C.; Meece, Judith L.; Byun, Soo-yong; Farmer, Thomas W. – Rural Educator, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the postsecondary educational and occupational expectations of work-bound rural youth. Three groups of work-bound youth were identified (work-bound, work-bound with future educational plans, and work-bound but unsure/undecided about postsecondary education), and each group was compared to college-bound…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Occupational Aspiration, Family Characteristics, Investigations
Peer reviewedWigle, Stanley E.; Kostelnik, Joyce – Rural Educator, 1999
A survey of 124 African-American high school juniors and seniors in the rural South investigated factors related to interest in teaching as a career. Approximately one-third of participants indicated an interest in teaching; 75% of the rest were interested in health care professions or owning their own business. Nine data tables summarize results.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Career Choice, Family Influence, High School Students
Peer reviewedFeldmann, Doug – Rural Educator, 2001
A study examining student feelings of empowerment in a rural Midwestern consolidated high school surveyed 54 students. Results indicate that students from the town where the school was located felt the most ownership in the school; most students were satisfied with the student council; and students were more involved in decision making in…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, High Schools, Participative Decision Making, Power Structure
Peer reviewedPhillips, Theodore M.; And Others – Rural Educator, 1995
A survey of 150 poor rural students in grades 4-8 revealed that age is relevant in choosing role models, that there are major gender differences in the types of glamour figures selected as role models and as simple figures of success, and that age and gender appear to affect youth's perceptions of success and their occupational choice. (LP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Economically Disadvantaged, Identification (Psychology), Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedRalph, Edwin G. – Rural Educator, 2002
A study surveyed 19 student teachers placed in rural Saskatchewan communities and their cooperating teachers. Advantages of rural placements were better acquaintance with students and families, high community involvement, supportive atmosphere, opportunities to engage in various activities, fewer discipline problems, and rural lifestyle.…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSrebalus, David J.; Bonnett, Sarah; DeLuca, Jerry – Rural Educator, 2000
A study trained 14 high school students to interview 220 rural West Virginia students in grades 7-10 about their social service needs and their delivery preferences. Results indicate that large numbers of rural students were perceived by their peers as having major social and emotional problems yet little knowledge of human service professionals.…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Delivery Systems, High Risk Students, Human Services
Peer reviewedLegutko, Robert S. – Rural Educator, 1998
A survey of 285 high school seniors in six rural Pennsylvania schools found that student plans to attend postsecondary education were strongly influenced by parents' educational attainment and somewhat influenced by sibling educational attainment. Family financial situation was not a factor in student choice of postsecondary educational options.…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Bound Students, Family Influence, High School Seniors
