ERIC Number: EJ1244098
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 22
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
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The Effects of Residential Mobility on the Education Outcomes of Urban Middle School Students and the Moderating Potential of Civic Engagement
Voight, Adam; Giraldo-García, Regina; Shinn, Marybeth
Urban Education, v55 n4 p570-591 Apr 2020
Residential mobility is associated with negative education outcomes for urban students, but there is little empirical evidence for school factors that may ameliorate these effects. One such factor may be civic engagement at school. This study analyzed data from 2,000 urban middle school students to examine the interplay of residential mobility, education outcomes, and school civic engagement. Findings show that students who change residences have lower academic achievement and rates of attendance and that mobile students who are leaders in school groups and attend afterschool programs have more positive education outcomes compared with their mobile peers who are uninvolved.
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Place of Residence, Outcomes of Education, Middle School Students, Attendance, Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Extracurricular Activities, Poverty Areas, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Adolescents, Suspension, Urban Areas, Low Income Students, Grade Point Average, Student Participation, Behavior Problems, Stress Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (DHHS/CDC)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: U49CE00109102

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