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Peer reviewedEntwisle, Doris R.; Alexander, Karl L. – Child Development, 1990
Examined factors that influence children's competence in mathematics when they begin first grade. Results indicated that parent education, family economic resources, and parent expectations influenced children's competence. Race and family structure, when considered apart from other variables, were not significant influences. (PCB)
Descriptors: Blacks, Computation, Expectation, Family Structure
