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ERIC #:EJ565798
Title:The School Compositional Effect of Single Parenthood on 10th-Grade Achievement.
Authors:Pong, Suet-ling
Descriptors:Academic Achievement; Context Effect; Demography; Educational Attainment; Educational Environment; Educational Sociology; Family Influence; Grade 10; High Schools; Mathematics Achievement; One Parent Family; Performance Factors; Reading Achievement; School Culture; Socioeconomic Influences; Student Characteristics
Source:Sociology of Education, v71 n1 p23-42 Jan 1998
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Publication Date:1998-00-00
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Pub Types:Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Abstract:Uses data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) to reveal a detrimental contextual effect on 10th-grade mathematics and reading achievement associated with attending a school with a high concentration of children from single-parent homes. Maintains this effect is evident even when individual demographic characteristics and family background are controlled. (MJP)
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ISSN:ISSN-0038-0407
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Languages:English
Education Level:Grade 10; High Schools
 
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