Aspiration development among rural youth case study Liceo Rural Sámara
The aim of this thesis is to provide a preliminary analysis of the aspirations of rural youth in Sámara, Costa Rica and the factors influencing them. This study will supplement the existing literature on aspirations, while providing a new approach to this field. By assessing which factors are most...
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| Format: | Master's thesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2017
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| Online Access: | https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/55559 |
| Summary: | The aim of this thesis is to provide a preliminary analysis of the aspirations of
rural youth in Sámara, Costa Rica and the factors influencing them. This study will
supplement the existing literature on aspirations, while providing a new approach to this field. By assessing which factors are most influential to youth’s development of aspirations this study hopes to provide information which can help to improve infrastructure for the
development of aspirations in the future. The ultimate goal is to guide future structural
changes to promote the development and realization of youth’s aspirations. The study
implements an actor-centered approach by utilizing questionnaire data gathered in the
target community.
The questionnaire data has been analyzed and grouped by many different
variables in order to yield the most in depth and accurate findings. The analysis of the data
employs the key components of Capacity to Aspire and capital as a guide for analyzing the
questionnaire responses. Through the grouping and classification of the data it became
clear that further research would be necessary to produce more in depth findings. The
current study should be viewed as a preliminary study of aspirations among rural youth.
This study validates the findings of previous studies while contributing new insights about
the array of factors affecting aspiration development. Most importantly this study brings to
light the horizons which young aspirers must face and overcome.
A look into what resources should be developed within this rural community in
order to foster the development and realization of aspirations is provided through the
analysis of the data in this study. Possible avenues for future research which would help in
the further development of theory and support for youth aspirations are also described.
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