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ERIC Number: EJ384783
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Relation of Eighth Graders' Family Structure, Gender, and Family Environment with Academic Performance and School Behavior.
Kurdek, Lawrence A.; Sinclair, Ronald J.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v80 n1 p90-94 Mar 1988
Family structure, student gender, and family environment were related to academic performance and school behavior in a study of 96 boys and 123 girls in the eighth grade. Together, gender, family structure, family conflict, and encouragement accounted for about 18 percent of the variability on performance and behavior. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Family Environment, Family Structure, Fathers, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Parent Influence, Parent Participation, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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