The Single Parent Family Aspirations and Academic Achievement.

Bales, Kevin B.

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ERIC Number: EJ218303

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1979

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The Single Parent Family Aspirations and Academic Achievement.

Bales, Kevin B.

Southern Journal of Educational Research, v13 n4 p145-60 Fall 1979

Examined were the effects of home stability on educational aspirations and academic performance for a large sample (4,725) of rural and small town Mississippi high school students. Certain socioeconomic variables were used to examine the effect of socioeconomic status on achievement level. (DS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Divorce, Fatherless Family, High School Students, One Parent Family, Rural Population, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Status

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mississippi

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