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Download full textSciara, Frank J. – 1977
This document presents a study of the effects of father absence upon the academic achievement of black children. Children in remedial reading and math programs from 20 Title I schools in a single midwestern metropolitan school district were studied. The father absence rate for black children in this school system averaged 30%. The study indicates…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Black Youth, Family Role
