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ERIC Number: EJ523776
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0018-2680
Determinants of the School Attendance of Boys in Early Chicago.
Galenson, David W.
History of Education Quarterly, v35 n4 p371-400 Win 1995
Utilizes evidence from the 1860 federal census to determine rates of school attendance in Chicago (Illinois). Employs multivariate statistical techniques to establish the correlates of those rates. Considers the impact of the Irish immigration and the role of the Catholic Church. Includes eight tables of statistical data. (MJP)
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Attendance Records, Census Figures, City Government, Educational Attainment, Educational Demand, Educational History, Educational Supply, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnicity, Immigrants, Municipalities, Parent Influence, Population Growth, Public Schools, Religious Factors, Urban Population, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Illinois (Chicago)