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ERIC Number: EJ324692
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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A Tale of Two Variables: A Review of the Intellectual Consequences of Sibship Size and Birth Order.
Steelman, Lala Carr
Review of Educational Research, v55 n3 p353-86 Fall 1985
Literature on the relationship between sibling structure and academic abilities and achievement since 1978 is reviewed. As the findings generally refute the confluence model of the influence of sibling structure, alternative interpretations are presented with implications for further research. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Birth Order, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, Family Size, Intelligence, Literature Reviews, Models, Siblings
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conference Model