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ERIC Number: EJ598240
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
Dropping Out of Advanced Mathematics: The Effects of Parental Involvement.
Ma, Xin
Teachers College Record, v101 n1 p60-81 Fall 1999
Examined the effects of individual characteristics and types of parental involvement on participation in advanced mathematics from grades 8-12. Data from the Longitudinal Study of American Youth indicated that mathematics participants had higher socioeconomic status than dropouts at every grade level. Gender, attitude, and achievement affected mathematics participation. Different types of parental involvement had different effects on mathematics participation. (SM)
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Parent Participation, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Socioeconomic Status, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Advanced Mathematics