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Journal Article
Selective Aspects of Migration Among Missouri High School Graduates
1954
Overview
A study of 5,011 persons who were high school seniors in 116 small (under 1,000-10,OOD pop.) Missouri communities during the years 1939-40 and 1940-41. The hypothesis is tested that rural urban migration tends to be disproportionately selective of those with higher intelligence (Ohio Psychol. Test) and proficiency (centile scholarship ranking based on 7 semesters' work). Education, occupational, marital, family background, and related information is obtained for each subject by field workers, school records, and mailed questionnaire. The reliability of information obtained by mailed questionnaire is tested and found to warrant considerable confidence. It is indicated that students who withdrew from school before senior year in high school are not included in study and that extent of migration is probably underemphasized since 'no report' group probably contains a large number of migrants. Analysis of the. data reveal: (1) 3/5 of high school seniors are migrants; (2) M and F migrate about equally; (3) the extent of migration is relatively constant for the various SE areas of Missouri as defined by C. E. Lively & C. Gregory; (4) signif. diff, exist (CR, p = .05) between (mean - average) test scores between students in different sized communities (higher scores in larger communities) and between the sexes (girls higher); & (5) (mean - average) IQ scores differ signif. (CR, p = .05) between migrants and non-migrants and between 'short distance movers' (within county or adjoining county) and 'long distance movers' (county other than adjoining or to other state). Interpretations of the findings are presented and related to 'practical problems of educational policy.' W. F. Kenkel.
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American Sociological Society
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