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Single-Parent College Students' Attributions toward Academic Success.
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Boutsen, Frank R.; Colbry, Sheila Lynds – Psychology in the Schools, 1991
Investigated female single-parent college students' attributions of academic success. Findings from 28 single-parent students indicated that more successful students made different causal attributions for grade point average than did less successful ones. Compared to less successful counterparts, academically successful students less frequently…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, College Students, Fatherless Family
Differential Effects of Sociocultural Variables on Special Education Eligibility Categories.
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Barona, Andres; Faykus, Suzanne P. – Psychology in the Schools, 1992
Examined influence of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, father absence, and family size on special education eligibility for 300 students. Results indicated that only socioeconomic status and ethnicity made significant contribution to prediction of special education eligibility, suggesting that legislative mandates to control for sociocultural…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Eligibility, Ethnicity
Does Living With a Female Head-Of-Household Affect the Arithmetic Achievement of Black Fourth-Grade Pupils?
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Jantz, Richard K.; Sciara, Frank J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1975
It was the purpose of this investigation to examine the effects of living with a male or female head-of-household upon the arithmetic performances of fourth graders. No significant differences were found in mean scores between male and female pupils. Significant differences were found favoring those pupils living with male heads-of-households.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Elementary Education, Family Influence