Do Rural Youth Attain Their Educational Goals?.

Blackwell, Debra L.; McLaughlin, Diane K.

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ERIC Number: EJ584517

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Do Rural Youth Attain Their Educational Goals?

Blackwell, Debra L.; McLaughlin, Diane K.

Rural Development Perspectives, v13 n3 p37-44 Apr 1999

National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data were used to analyze the educational goals and attainment of rural and urban youth; boys and girls; and advantaged, average, and disadvantaged youth. Boys and girls had similar educational aspirations and attainment, but family background characteristics mattered more to girls, especially rural girls. Also, girls received less educational benefit from extracurricular participation. (Author/SV)

Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Advantaged, Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Extracurricular Activities, Family Characteristics, Higher Education, Rural Urban Differences, Rural Youth, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

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IES Cited: ED547260

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