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ERIC Number: EJ442326
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Two-Parent, Stepparent, and Single-Parent Families: Changes in Achievement, Attitudes, and Behaviors during the Last Two Years of High School.
Marsh, Herbert W.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v82 n2 p327-40 Jun 1990
Data from 10,957 students in the High School and Beyond survey were used to explore relationships between stable and changing family configurations and student achievement, attitudes, and behaviors in the last two years of high school. Differences in family configuration have little effect on these outcomes. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change, Comparative Analysis, Divorce, Family Influence, Family Structure, High School Students, High Schools, Marital Instability, National Surveys, Nuclear Family, One Parent Family, Remarriage, Stepfamily, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: High School and Beyond (NCES)