Does High School Employment Affect High School Academic Performance?.

Oettinger, Gerald S.

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ERIC Number: EJ592658

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Does High School Employment Affect High School Academic Performance?

Oettinger, Gerald S.

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, v53 n1 p136-51 Oct 1999

Survey data from 1979 to 1983 show that regular employment of high school students at modest weekly hours was associated with higher grades within grade levels. Extensive school-year employment had large, significant negative effects on the academic performance of minority students. Summer jobs had no effect on grades. (SK)

Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), High School Students, High Schools, Influences, Minority Groups, Seasonal Employment, Student Employment, Working Hours

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

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