Family Endowments and the Achievement of Young Children with Special Reference to the Underclass.

Hill, M. Anne; O'Neill, June

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ERIC Number: EJ495766

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Publication Date: 1994

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Family Endowments and the Achievement of Young Children with Special Reference to the Underclass.

Hill, M. Anne; O'Neill, June

Journal of Human Resources, v29 n4 p1064-1100 Fall 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, Family Income, Grandparents, Mothers, Welfare Recipients, Working Hours, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test

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