Date of Award

Spring 1997

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Sociology & Criminal Justice

Program/Concentration

Applied Sociology

Committee Director

Helen Taylor

Committee Member

Carole L. Seyfrit

Committee Member

Judi Caron-Sheppard

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.S62 H36

Abstract

Using 1995 Survey data collected from high school students on Virginia's Eastern Shore, this thesis investigated whether or not self-esteem and perceived parental expectations play a role in the educational aspirations of rural high school students. Results demonstrated that self-esteem and perceived parental expectations are both positively related to students' educational aspirations. Caucasians and females were found to have higher educational aspirations than their counterparts. Results also indicated that the relationship between self-esteem, perceived parental expectations, and students' educational aspirations does not vary significantly across ethnicity or gender in this rural population. The information from this study, coupled with previous research, may assist in bringing to light the importance of self-esteem and parental expectations with respect to educational aspirations.

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DOI

10.25777/35gz-y748

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