One of a series on selected topics, this bibliography of resource materials and research findings is drawn from ERIC documents; the 42 citations on rural youth cover expectations and aspirations about education, occupation, residence, marriage, and procreation (several are historical change studies), and focus on such influences as race, sex,…

To manage classrooms successfully, teachers must monitor carefully the relationships between their own actions and those actions' intended and unintended results, since erroneous perceptions of these relationships can cause problems. Teachers can act inappropriately when their goals are mistaken, as for instance when they develop false…

The perceptions of middle class expectant parents, unmarried college students, and high school students about parenthood are compared in this study. A survey administered to these groups in Austin, Texas, indicated three major results. (1) Parents-to-be are more realistic than students about the pace of development of infants. College students are…

The enrollment of students in doctoral programs in Canadian universities and the characteristics of doctoral students are examined. Data on full- and part-time enrollment in graduate programs from 1960-61 through 1974-1975 are presented. The following characteristics of doctoral students are examined: field of study, permanent residence location,…

A study was conducted to identify the competencies needed by students entering auto mechanics programs with emphasis on competencies which handicapped students either possess or could be expected to attain. The research was divided into two parts. First, through two rounds of questionnaires (modified Delphi Technique) mailed to a panel of twelve…

Using data from a cross-sectional sample of 4,376 South Carolina high school seniors in 1969 to determine the differences in the perception of conditions relating to teacher choice among white and black females and males, the study explored the relative perceived importance of the following items in choosing a career: the chance to make a lot of…

Comprised of graphs and tables, this document presents comparisons relative to: national surveys of residential preference in the U.S. from 1948 to 1972; the trend for city preference reported in national Gallup opinion polls since 1966; preferences of blacks and whites for rural residence; preferences for large city residence from the S-81 data…

All sophomores, juniors, and seniors (N=133) in the Bureau of Indian Affairs high school on the Mississippi Choctaw reservation were surveyed for purposes of testing the following hypotheses: (1) the Choctaw subsociety will differ from the larger society in its evaluation of the relative status positions of occupations; (2) the Choctaw youth will…

Changes in marital and procreative projections among rural Louisiana high school youth between 1968 and 1972 were examined. In 1968 a proportionate, stratified, random cluster sampling technique was employed to secure data on seniors from 13 white and 7 black high schools. In 1972 public school integration and the establishment of private schools…

The educational and occupational aspirations and expectations of 1,412 low-income youths were analyzed and compared to those their parents had for them according to such variables as social, racial, and cultural factors. Youths were from three low-income subcultures (urban Negro, rural Negro, and Appalachian rural white) in the Southeast. The…

This survey attempted to obtain data on the probability of improving student achievement when a new instructional program is implemented in an elementary school. The purpose of estimating the variable probability of improving student achievement was for use in the specification of a decision model whose purpose is to rank educational goals in…

How the processes of group interaction combine to help or hinder cognitive and affective learning in the classroom is discussed. Numerous concepts about interaction in the classroom along with the available research on those concepts expressed in practical terms are presented. Implications for teachers are emphasized. The book is designed to be…

Examined career preparation, personal expectations and interests, and workplace experiences of Jewish professionals, mostly rabbis, in the area of services to the elderly. Of all age groups, recent graduates (N=216) of a college of religious instruction felt least well prepared to work with the elderly, and advocated training in issues related to…

Results of a 1980 survey of Minnesota women college faculty are compared with two earlier studies, revealing that women are not making the professional strides in academe they once expected, not becoming an increasingly important part of higher education, and not achieving equity with men faculty. (MSE)

Surveys 383 rural/urban/suburban school psychologists to evaluate influence of child's background, school setting, and psychologist's work setting on educational expectations for hypothetical case study child. Finds expectations not influenced by student's background or school setting. However, rural psychologists have higher academic/vocational…