Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ420647
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0485
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Academic Achievement and Part-Time Employment of High School Students.
Lillydahl, Jane H.
Journal of Economic Education, v21 n3 p307-16 Sum 1990
Using National Assessment of Economic Education Survey data, analyzes grade point average, verbal and mathematics SAT scores, Test of Economic Literacy (TEL) scores, and other variables to show how number of hours of employment affects student performance. Finds that students working 20 or more hours per week have lower grade point averages. (CH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Economics Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Trends, High School Students, High Schools, Literature Reviews, National Competency Tests, Part Time Employment, Performance Factors, Regression (Statistics), Secondary Education, Social Studies, Standardized Tests, Student Behavior, Student Employment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of Economic Literacy
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