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ERIC Number: EJ314542
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Father versus Mother Custody and Academic Achievement of Eighth-Grade Children.
Shilling, Frederick; Lynch, Patrick D.
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v18 n2 p7-11 Win 1985
A study compared eighth-grade children who lived with their fathers to those who lived with their mothers to examine the effects of parent custody on academic achievement. Predictor variables used were socioeconomic status, race, sex of child and parent, residence, and student perception of parent interest in school. Results are discussed. (DF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Custody, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, One Parent Family, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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