Alternative Educational Attainment Mechanisms in Early Adulthood.

Autor/inn/en	Dunkelberger, J. E.; Sink, Cheryl A.
Institution	Auburn Univ., AL. Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.
Titel	Alternative Educational Attainment Mechanisms in Early Adulthood.
Quelle	(1975), (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Academic Aspiration; Blacks; Correlation; High School Students; Longitudinal Studies; Racial Differences; Rural Youth; Sex Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Whites; Young Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Black person; Schwarzer; Korrelation; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Rassenunterschied; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; White; Weißer; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener
Abstract	The correlation between educational aspiration and educational achievement was investigated in 6 Southern states via a longitudinal study (1965-1972). Approximately 1,200 rural youth, stratified by race, sex, and socioeconomic status, were contacted when sophomores, when seniors, and when 4 years beyond high school graduation. Findings revealed that: (1) the majority of the sample had completed no post-high school training; (2) white youths were more likely than nonwhite youths to have completed academic programs, while nonwhite youths were somewhat less likely to have completed any post-high school training and if they had, it was most often of a technical nature; (3) about 21 percent of the youth from the upper socioeconomic strata had completed college as compared to 10 percent and 8 percent of those from the middle and lower strata; (4) men were somewhat more likely than women to have completed some type of post-high school education, but women were slightly more likely to have attained higher education levels; (5) of the young adults who had not completed post-high school education, only 25 percent were enrolled in an educational program at the time of the interview; (6) high school aspirations far exceeded post-high school achievement (only 23 percent of the respondents had achieved or equaled their goals); and (7) aspirations remained high despite achievement level. (JC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC