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Dunkelberger, John E. – 1984
Project S-114 (1977-1983) consisted of three objectives which dealt with rural Southern youth and focused on educational and occupational aspirations and attainment results for males and females, blacks and whites. Each objective involved utilization of a distinct dataset. In 1979 Objective 1 was completed; the fourth wave of a longitudinal panel…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Blacks, Databases, Females
Download full textOhlendorf, George W.; Rafferty, Donna M. – 1982
The study contributed to further understanding of the educational and occupational aspirations of Louisiana rural seniors during 1968 and 1972 and of rural seniors from throughout the United States and the South in 1972. Of the variables used, i.e., time, location, sex, and race, two variables were significant on levels of aspiration time and…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Analysis of Variance, Black Students, Comparative Analysis
Yang, Shu-O W. – 1981
Data from the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the high school class of 1972 (statistics on a national sample of young adults as they moved out of high school into early adulthood) were used to test rural young adults' sex role orientation and the rural-urban differential in sex role orientation. NLS data were collected for the base year…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedLyson, Thomas A. – Rural Sociology, 1986
Examines background characteristics and personal attributes as decision factors for youth migrating to or from or remaining in rural areas. Explores relationship of migration decisions to early adult social and economic attainment. Shows migration related to both sets of variables. Suggests considering local opportunity structure in labor…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Economic Status, Educational Attainment
Hansen, David O.; Ross, Peggy J. – 1980
Data from the National Longitudinal Study of High School Seniors (1972) were utilized to examine the effects of school personnel on educational and occupational decisions of farm-reared students. Information was gathered on 10 "significant others" grouped into 5 types: (1) ego--influence of self; (2) family--parents and relatives; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Career Choice, Career Counseling
Yang, Shu-O W. – 1981
Data from the National Longitudinal Study of 1972 (designed to provide statistics on a national sample of young adults as they moved out of high school into their early adulthood) were utilized to examine the determinants of college attendance with controlling variables, such as family background and students' ability. The sample from base year…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Howell, Frank M.; Tung, Yuk-Ying; Wade-Harper, Cynthia – 1996
This report examines the extent and process by which rural origins may affect socioeconomic attainments in adulthood and how these "costs" have changed during this century. Introductory sections review research and theories of rural differentiation and stratification and the history of major federal policy initiatives for rural…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Family Income, Place of Residence
