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ERIC Number: EJ591940
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Academic Achievement of Rural School Students: A Multi-Year Comparison with Their Peers in Suburban and Urban Schools.
Fan, Xitao; Chen, Michael J.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v15 n1 p31-46 Spr 1999
Achievement in reading, math, science, and social studies was examined among rural, suburban, and urban school students using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. Controlling for socioeconomic status and using nationally representative samples of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, rural student achievement equalled or exceeded that of their peers in metropolitan schools. Contains 84 references. (Author/TD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Participation, Research Problems, Rural Schools, Rural Urban Differences, School Location, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Education Longitudinal Study 1988; Rural Suburban Differences
Note: Theme issue title: "Rural Student Achievement."