Exploring Young People's Perceptions and Attitudes towards Their Progression to University: A Scottish Rural Perspective

Autor/in	Lasselle, Laurence
Titel	Exploring Young People's Perceptions and Attitudes towards Their Progression to University: A Scottish Rural Perspective
Quelle	In: Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 27 (2017) 2, S.6-17 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1839-7387
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Rural Areas; Secondary School Students; College Attendance; Postsecondary Education; Barriers; Access to Education; Paying for College; Student Motivation; Parent Attitudes; Peer Influence; Aspiration; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Sekundarschüler; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Studienfinanzierung; Schulische Motivation; Elternverhalten; Streben
Abstract	This paper presents an exploratory analysis of young people's perceptions and attitudes towards their potential progression to higher education in rural areas of Scotland. These young people belonged to three state secondary schools whose catchment areas were mainly rural. All were in S5/Year 12 or S6/Year 13 and aged 16 years and over. They filled in a serial questionnaire in November 2014 and again in March 2015. Firstly, the analysis reveals that 40% of the respondents were not aware of any obstacles to their going to university. Secondly, it points out that if the majority of the respondents perceived financial barriers, the perception of these obstacles tended to decline over time. Thirdly, while their enthusiasm and motivation towards their potential progression to higher education remained high in March 2015, more had reported these positive attitudes in November 2014. Finally, although most perceived their parents' enthusiasm about their going to university, fewer acknowledged it in March 2015 and many more recognised the enthusiasm of their schools. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia. P.O. Box 659, Wembly, Western Australia 6913. Tel: +08-9285-0626; e-mail: admin@spera.asn.au; Web site: http://www.spera.asn.au/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01