PEER GROUP CULTURE AND PUPIL ASPIRATIONS: A USA/UK AND RURAL/URBAN COMPARISON

Abstract

This article presents findings from an investigation which had as its purpose to compare and contrast the attitudes and aspirations of British and American secondary school students as regards education and occupations. The intention was also to increase understanding of those aspirations and expectations by placing them within the context of peer group culture. It is hoped that through a comparative study insight may be gained into the relation between schooling and cultural values in each country.

Citation

Dressel, B.M. and Startup, R. (1994), "PEER GROUP CULTURE AND PUPIL ASPIRATIONS: A USA/UK AND RURAL/URBAN COMPARISON", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 14 No. 6/7, pp. 58-76. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb013197