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Download full textBRAM, JOSEPH – 1963
THE HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO SHOWS THAT THE LAST 20 YEARS OF PLANNED PROGRESS UNDER ITS FREE POLITICAL STATUS HAVE PRODUCED INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL REFORMS WHICH HAVE BROUGHT A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING TO THE RURAL AREAS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE CREATED A DESIRE FOR THE URBAN WAY OF LIFE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN AN EXODUS OF RURAL YOUTH. THIS…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, History
Shipman, Virginia C.; Hess, Robert D. – 1967
Early childhood experience is often crucial in establishing the cognitive and affective structures of the child. In particular, the preschool experience of the lower class child establishes patterns of responsive behavior and ways of relating to the authority structure of the school which are not conducive to academic learning and prevent the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Annual Reports, Cognitive Development
Yoesting, 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
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
Dobson-Ingram, John R. A. – 1973
The relationship between social and economic classification, mobility, and continuance in school was examined in the municipalities of San Andres Cholula, San Gregorio Atzompa, and San Felipe Teotlalcingo (Mexico). The premise was that the school was not a mobilizing agent within the community, but rather served to stabilize existing social and…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Education, Developing Nations, Educational Mobility
Merrell, Russell G.; Steffens, Herbert R. – 1972
The instructional mode of the curriculum and the relationship of this mode to the conditions and constraints represented by the content and by the characteristics of the rural student are outlined in this Integrated Career Development Curriculum (ICDC) Instructional Statement. An instructional mode for the ICDC project using the Life Involvement…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Design, Guidelines, Individualized Instruction
Hartman, John J. – 1969
A questionnaire was administered in the spring to 830 rural Iowa high school males to determine the perceived influence of 4 selected groups on their educational and occupational plans. Previous research studies have shown that residence (farm-nonfarm) is an important factor in a youth's vocational-educational decision. Statistical comparisons…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Bound Students, Comparative Analysis, Counselors
Baca, Sylvester A. – 1969
Examples of rural poor people in the Southwest are cited to point out the disadvantages with which this group must cope. Educational disadvantages suffered by the rural student are indicated. Exemplary projects developed in problem areas identified by the Bureau of Educational Personnel Development are indicated as a means of bringing about needed…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anglo Americans, Cultural Pluralism, Economically Disadvantaged
Wurster, Stanley R., Comp.; Heathman, James E., Comp – 1969
Documents that relate to rural education and small schools and have been indexed and abstracted in "Research in Education" through September 1969 are compiled in this bibliography. Over 300 publications are cited, most of which were published after 1965. The citations include a wide variety of resource materials (research and program reports,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Citation Indexes, Educational Needs
Echols, Ivor J.; Suerken, Ernst H. – 1967
The Summer Study-Skills Program (SSSP) described in this report is sponsored by the Educational Counseling Service of the Board of National Missions, United Presbyterian Church. Under the SSSP, tenth-grade minority youth from small towns or rural areas of the southeastern and southwestern United States who are educationally disadvantaged but are…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Enrichment Activities, Minority Group Children, Reading Instruction
Matthias, Ruth – 1972
The paper discusses the aspiration problems that rural students confront each day. By exploring their background and family life styles, it is hoped that some sort of understanding of their aspiration problems could aid the school counselors. The paper is divided into 4 main discussions: (1) characteristics of rural life, (2) problems of rural…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Role, Disadvantaged Environment
Sollie, Ray; Lightsey, Mike – 1974
The study examined the relationship between occupational aspirations and early job attainment of Southern youth. Occupational goal deflection (OGD), defined as the difference between these, was analyzed by race, sex, and residence. Data were gathered in 1966 and 1972 in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas. In 1966, 10th grade…
Descriptors: Blacks, Employment Level, Females, Goal Orientation
Cosby, Arthur – 1969
The paper served as a report on research in progress that attempted to evaluate the effects of group disparity on the occupational choice of southern high school students. It focused specifically on the aspiration choices of 8,802 tenth grade students in 4 southern states: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The relative effects of…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Blacks, Career Choice, Disadvantaged
Larson, Wayne L. – 1971
The major objective of this study was to ascertain which of the eligible persons most influenced students' educational aspirations, expectations, and potential performance. Information on educational aspirations and expectations of 119 Native Americans and 304 non-Indian youth attending 4 small rural high schools in Montana was obtained by…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Expectation
Larson, Wayne L. – 1971
Purpose of the study was to investigate the relative impact of family income on the level of educational aspirations and expectations of high school students. Information on educational aspirations and expectations of 119 Native Americans and 304 non-Indian youth attending 4 small rural high schools in Montana was obtained by questionnaire. It was…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Expectation
