Student After-School Jobs and Student Performance.

Winkler, Dorman F.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ481210

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Student After-School Jobs and Student Performance.

Winkler, Dorman F.; And Others

ERS Spectrum, v12 n1 p12-15 Win 1994

Examines effects of afterschool employment on high school students' grades and absenteeism rates. The sample was composed of 130 juniors and 110 seniors from 3 North Carolina high schools; 43% were not working, whereas 57% worked during the school year. Results, calculated through stepwise multiple regression, revealed no clear patterns between work and absences or between work and GPA. (MLH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Grade Point Average, High School Seniors, High Schools, Influences, Regression (Statistics), Student Employment

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina

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