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Download full textBoyd, Virlyn A.; Pettigrew, Nancy J. – 1976
The hypothesis that the educational and occupational aspirations of students who choose to attend a vocational high school differ from those attending conventional high schools was tested. The educational and occupational aspirations and expectations of 10th grade high school students in a vocational high school were compared with those of 10th…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Blacks, Education, Expectation
Boyd, Virlyn A.; Pettigrew, Nancy – 1975
Changes in marriage and procreation aspirations of South Carolina high school students between 1966 and 1973 are examined. Data were collected as part of a regional project in several Southern states. During the 1966-67 school year, all 10th grade students were interviewed in 42 randomly-selected high schools stratified by students' racial…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Black Students, Expectation, Family Planning
Boyd, Virlyn A. – 1974
Changes in educational aspirations of South Carolina high school students between 1966-67 and 1972-73 were examined. Using group administered questionnaires, whenever possible, 5,396 students were interviewed in 42 randomly selected high schools which were stratified by color of students and size of the 10th grade in 1966-67. Due to lack of…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Attitude Change, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
Boyd, Virlyn A.; And Others – 1975
The effectiveness of a special South Carolina rural youth project was evaluated. Initiated in 1972, the project was designed to improve the quality of life of rural youth from low income families via community clubs for youth between the ages of 9 and 16. In order to measure the attitude changes (aspirations and expectations) of club members, a…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Attitudes, Blacks, Change Agents
Boyd, Virlyn A.; Morgan, Carolyn A. – 1966
A group of rural sociologists initiated this 1958-1965 research project for the purpose of increasing knowledge about social and economic adjustments of low-income people in the rural areas of the South. Factors found to be associated with the adjustment of low-income families and individuals were anomia, level-of-living, joint decision making,…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Black Attitudes, Communication Problems, Community Action
Boyd, Virlyn A. – 1970
Forty-two representative South Carolina high schools were surveyed via similar, group administered questionnaires in 1966-67 (5,400 sophomore students) and again in 1969-69 (4,376 senior students) to determine: (1) the aspirations and expectations of South Carolina youth with regard to occupation, education, marriage and family size, future…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Attitude Change, Blacks, Career Choice
