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Autore |
Jeynes William |
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Divorce, family structure, and the academic success of children / / William Jeynes |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-39811-2 |
0-203-04876-8 |
1-283-88700-2 |
1-136-39804-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Children of divorced parents - Education - United States |
Children of single parents - Education - United States |
Home and school - United States |
Academic achievement - United States |
Educational surveys - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Reprint. First published: New York : Haworth Press, 2002. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-199) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Divorce, Family Structure and the Academic Success of Children; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword: Herb Walberg; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Historical Background of the Study; Chronological Highlights; Historical and Contemporary Facts Regarding FamilyStructure; Chapter 2. Research Regarding the Effects of FamilyStructure on Children; The Effects of Divorce on Academic Achievement:Research Results; The Effects of Remarriage Following Divorce on AcademicAchievement; The Emotional and Psychological Effects of Divorceon Children |
Circumstances That Can Influence the Effects of DivorceThe Influence of Time on the Effects of Divorce; The Effects of Divorce by Race; Chapter 3. Methodological Issues in Researchon Divorce and Family Structure; Theory and Research Literature; Relevant Research Syntheses and Meta-Analyses; Methods; Models; Chapter 4. The Problems with Using SocioeconomicStatus in Research; The Importance of Using SES Variables; The Issue of Causality; Predisruption versus Postdisruption |
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Variables; Chapter 5. Problems Involving Analysis of SocioeconomicStatus; Predisruption SES Variables |
Results Using the Postdisruption SES MeasuresObtaining Effects for Divorce Using a PredisruptionControl for SES; Discussion; Chapter 6. Determining the Effects of Remarriage; Results for Study Number 1; Discussion; Results for Study Number 2; Discussion; Chapter 7. Remarriage and Mobility; Hypotheses and Analyses Undertaken; Results; Discussion; Chapter 8. The Effects of Living with Neither Parenton Academic Achievement; Results; Discussion; Chapter 9. The Effects of the Most Common FamilyStructures on Academic Achievement; Theoretical Framework; Family Structure Variables; Discussion |
Chapter 10. Longitudinal Analysis of the Effectsof Remarriage Following Divorce on AcademicAchievementMethods and Data Sources; Models; Results; Discussion; Chapter 11. Testing Other Important Hypotheses; The Proper Category Hypothesis; Custodial Parent's Gender Hypothesis; The Distinction Hypothesis; Chapter 12. What Does It All Mean?; Consequences of Underestimating Influence of Family Structure; Sensitizing Educators to the Challenges of Children from Nontraditional Families; Alternative Ways to Control for SES; Summary; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Trace the influence of family factors on children's emotional and educational well-being!The effect of family changes on children's academic success is a new subject for study. Divorce, Family Structure, and the Academic Success of Children is a comprehensive volume that brings research on this hotly debated topic up to date. With clear tables and incisive arguments, it is a single-volume reference on this vexing sociocultural problem. Divorce, Family Structure, and the Academic Success of Children offers a close look at the historical background and current theory of this |
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