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ERIC Number: EJ431669
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Adolescent Family Structure and Educational Progress.
Zimiles, Herbert; Lee, Valerie E.
Developmental Psychology, v27 n2 p314-20 Mar 1991
Analyzed academic achievement of high school students from intact, single-parent, and remarried families. Differences in academic achievement and grades among the groups were statistically significant. There were differences in drop-out behavior among the groups. Students from single-parent and remarried families showed gender differences in drop-out behavior. (BC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adolescents, Divorce, Dropouts, Family Structure, Grade Point Average, High School Students, One Parent Family, Parent Child Relationship, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Stepfamily
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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