Divorce, family structure, and the academic success of children - Jeynes, William (New York Haworth Press, 2002)
Historical background of the study -- Research regarding the effects of family structure on children -- Methodical issues in research on divorce and family structure -- The problems with using socioeconomic status in research -- Problems involving analysis of socioeconomic status -- Determining the effects of remarriage -- Remarriage and mobility -- The effects of living with neither parent on academic achievement -- Longitudinal analysis of the effects of remarriage following divorce on academic achievement -- Testing other important hypotheses -- What does it all mean?
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-199) and index.
CSSP-6397 donated by The Rotary Club of Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America.
Keywords: Children of divorced parents -- Education -- United States; Children of single parents -- Education -- United States; Home and school -- United States; Academic achievement -- United States; Educational surveys -- United States