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ERIC Number: EJ412531
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Father Absence and Children's Achievement from Age 13 to 21.
Murray, Asa; Sandqvist, Karin
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v34 n1 p3-28 1990
The effects of fathers' absence from the home on their children's educational aptitude and achievement were studied for about 9,000 Swedish children from grade 6 to age 21 years, 15 percent of whom lived only with their mothers. Low achievement in the mathematical and technical spheres characterized those with no father in the home. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Fatherless Family, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Longitudinal Studies, Low Achievement, One Parent Family, Predictor Variables, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Sweden