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Head Start Evaluation and Research Center, the University of Chicago. Report B, Maternal Antecedents of Intellectual Achievement Behaviors in Lower Class Preschool Children.

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Hess, Robert D.; Shipman, Virginia C. – 1967

The purpose of this research was to determine to what extent young lower class Negro children's actual achievements in the middle class school setting are influenced by maternal behavior and attitudes. Ninety Negro children, from 53 to 66 months of age, plus their mothers, were selected as the research sample. Interviews were conducted with the…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Annual Reports, Behavior Rating Scales

Assessing Child Rearing Style in Ecological Settings: Its Relation to Culture, Social Class, Early Age Intervention and Scholastic Achievement.

Portes, Pedro R.; And Others – 1984

Fifty-four middle and lower class, black and white adolescents were observed interacting with their mothers during a discussion of seven child rearing problems. Maternal references to a range of disciplinary measures were identified, analyzed, and related to the subjects' scholastic performances. A factor analysis of process measures confirmed…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Blacks, Child Rearing