Descriptor
| Academic Achievement | 6 |
| Blacks | 6 |
| Heads of Households | 6 |
| Mothers | 3 |
| Whites | 3 |
| Correlation | 2 |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 2 |
| Family Income | 2 |
| Fatherless Family | 2 |
| Mobility | 2 |
| Racial Differences | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Race, Gender & Class | 1 |
Author
| Miller, David B. | 2 |
| Chiavacci, Walter P. | 1 |
| Chorvinsky, Milton | 1 |
| Davey, William G. | 1 |
| Harris, Shanette M. | 1 |
| Shaw, Lois B. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Mississippi | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedHarris, Shanette M. – Race, Gender & Class, 2002
Critically reviews old and recent research on African American father absence, calling for a paradigmatic shift that emphasizes the value of investigating the effects of father absence as part of a transactional process. Views father absence as a stressor that can potentially give rise to additional stressors that can increase childhood risks for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Child Development, Fatherless Family
Download full textShaw, Lois B. – 1979
A sample of mothers and daughters from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience is examined to find out whether living in a one parent family has any effect on the chances of a daughter's completing high school. The sample is limited to mothers and daughters living in the same household during the initial sample screening in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Miller, David B. – 1975
Based on the completed interview schedules of 74 black and 34 white rural household heads (from an East Mississippi county) making less than $3,000 annually, the purpose of this study was to examine whether social participation of the impoverished may be correlated with the geographic mobility potential of household heads and their adult children.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Anglo Americans, Aphasia
Miller, David B. – 1976
In an effort to test certain aspects of Oscar Lewis's "Culture of Poverty Theory" in the rural South, an investigation was made of the differences in participation patterns of the rural poor, those factors associated with participation patterns of the rural poor, and the relationship between the social participation patterns of one…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Community Involvement, Correlation
Chorvinsky, Milton – 1981
This report presents data, obtained from the 50 states and Washington, D.C., on the October 1980 enrollments of 3- to 5-year-old children in nursery schools and kindergartens, excluding day care centers. The data were derived from special tabulations prepared for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) from the October 1980 Current…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Employed Women, Enrollment Rate
PDF pending restorationChiavacci, Walter P.; Davey, William G. – 1977
General demographic data concerning Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans in the Southwest are reported. Data were collected in those states designated by the U.S. Civil Rights Commission as being "Southwest": Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The tabular information is organized according to:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Blacks, Census Figures
