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Peer reviewedHill, M. Anne; O'Neill, June – Journal of Human Resources, 1994
Children's scores on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test were influenced by mothers' schooling, grandparents' schooling, and family size. Increases in mothers' working hours negatively affected children's achievement. Welfare dependence reduced test scores, largely due to transmission of an underclass heritage of low achievement. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Educational Attitudes, Employed Women
Download full textO'Neill, June E.; Hill, M. Anne – 2001
This report is the first in a series documenting the actual results of welfare reform, examining changes in the welfare and work participation of single mothers. Data come from the annual March supplement to the U.S. Current Population Survey. Results find that the number of families on welfare declined by 50 percent between passage of welfare…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment
