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Do Rural Youth Attain Their Educational Goals?

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  • Blackwell, Debra L.
  • McLaughlin, Diane K.

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While boys and girls have similar educational aspirations and eventually attain similar educational levels, family background characteristics matter more to girls, especially rural girls. Additionally, rural girls do not enjoy the same educational benefits from taking part in extracurricular activities, despite the fact that they have relatively high participation rates. In contrast, male aspirations and attainment appear to be less the result of family background processes and more a result of their own achievement and activities. The largest differentials in educational goals and attainment occur within rural and urban areas between those who experience advantaged versus disadvantaged family backgrounds, schools, and communities.

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  • Blackwell, Debra L. & McLaughlin, Diane K., 1998. "Do Rural Youth Attain Their Educational Goals?," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 13(3), October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersra:289788
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289788
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    1. Beckstead, Desmond Brown, W. Mark Newbold, Bruce, 2008. "Les villes et la croissance : croissance du capital humain migratoire et in situ," L'économie canadienne en transition 2008019f, Statistics Canada, Division de l'analyse économique.
    2. K. Bruce Newbold & W. Mark Brown, 2015. "The Urban–Rural Gap In University Attendance: Determinants Of University Participation Among Canadian Youth," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(4), pages 585-608, September.
    3. Beckstead, Desmond Brown, W. Mark Newbold, Bruce, 2008. "Cities and Growth: In Situ Versus Migratory Human Capital Growth," The Canadian Economy in Transition 2008019e, Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis Division.

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