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ERIC Number: EJ409141
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Income Level, Gender, Ethnicity, and Household Composition as Predictors of Children's School-Based Competence.
Patterson, Charlotte J.; And Others
Child Development, v61 n2 p485-94 Apr 1990
Compares the strength of four demographic variables (income level, gender, ethnicity, and household composition) as predictors of three forms of children's school-based competence (peer relations, behavior or conduct, and academic achievement). Income level and gender were the strongest predictors of children's competence. (PCB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Family Income, Family Structure, Peer Relationship, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Student Behavior, Whites
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Thematic Issue on Minority Children