_ Factors other than finances
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. A,_ IIIIPOI dll Ill y0Il IS CCISIOIISA
Q tlllCOI1Ilty Slll`Vy IV31S
1. Y ouths u1t Schoo .
l By E. GRANT YOUMANS . ,
. A recent studyl was made of the factors influencing A A " A. _ . A A A _ Q 1 e -
Kentucky rural youths to drop out of school. A total _ , .' _ ~ ` A .
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_ of 480 mothers and 439 youths age 16 and 17 in Butler, _ A V , A _ __,_ AAA. L., .,`-.. ~ - ** * r __
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T Metcalfe and Elliott counties were interviewed. Thev ..__._.; ...; xw->>-l~ A , . .. .; =
v were asked tuestions about their economic condition, , , 1 _ ~ . F `
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. about their educational beliefs and values, and about . " "T`iY ,_,__,_ /-- A ; '-4` ~`` #>}Li~i
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school and work life, ;,, A AAA
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A More than one-third of the boys and girls 111 the BA A ;__ - .. 2}
study had dropped out of school. In Metcalfe countv A l Y Y`?
lr 54 percent of the 16- and 11-year-old youths had quit _ _ ` 3 T __._
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PM, school. In Elliott countv 32 percent had dropped out. . -._..... ...; gl er .r. . ..V s;A;`*<*=
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. A I11 Butler county 2-1 percent had discontinued their ,_ : ..,,. .1 * .=: = J? / =
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formal schooling. It is probable that other similar
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* Kentuck rural counties have an e uallv large mimber
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. This survey showed that youths who were active in school
of youth who have not completed high school. _ . . . . . . .
_ _ A A A activities tended to continue their formal education.
The evidence 11] this study indicates that once a
We youth quits school, he has little inclination or motiva- A AA A AAA A A _ A A A A AA A_tA
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ber of conclusions as to why rural Kentucky youth S _l_A l lll ll " U _ L _ ( li
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4 "` problem is indicated by the findings of this study.
Economic Condition of Family
M . . . . . . . . Mothers Belief in Educotion
'lhe -180 families were divided llltl') two grou is of
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equal number, the poorer and the ibetter-off families. l l` llllll ll* _"ll` ll*_ Cl *l lllllll )"l lll lll"*lllll*
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hAA(l (h_()pP(_Ad out of School; only 0n(_Hfth of thc youths SPOHSCS \\(]`( ]`(l2_\l_`((l $Iglll{`lCL1lltly t() tllll SCll()()l 1tlt(ll(l-
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