Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ899384
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1555-9734
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The Webster County Blues: An Exploration of the Educational Attitudes of a Poor Appalachian Community
Snyder, Todd D.
Community Literacy Journal, v2 n1 p91-106 2007
I conducted a survey in order to determine whether or not the cultural values shared by parents from a poor mountain town in West Virginia discourage high school students from pursuing a college education. The results suggest that the persistence of poverty in rural Webster County can be attributed to the region's traditional set of cultural values, which discourage the importance of higher education. (Contains 1 table and 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Economically Disadvantaged, Counties, Values, Cultural Influences, Higher Education, Surveys, High School Students, College Attendance, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Educational Attainment, Vocational Education, First Generation College Students, Blue Collar Occupations, College Admission
Community Literacy Journal. Department of Writing, Rhetoric, & Discourse, DePaul University, 802 West Belden Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614. Tel: 906-370-0206; Web site: http://communityliteracy.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: West Virginia
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