The Validity of Children's Reports on Their Parents' Educational Level: A Methodological Note.

St. John, Nancy

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Publication Date: 1970

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The Validity of Children's Reports on Their Parents' Educational Level: A Methodological Note

St. John, Nancy

Sociology of Education, 43, 3, 255-269, Sum '70

Concludes that probably most 6th graders cannot be relied upon as indicators of parents' socioeconomic status. Infers psychological need as cause of blacks to upgrade fathers' status, whites to upgrade mothers' status, and children of either race to upgrade parent of the same sex as themselves. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Educational Background, Elementary School Students, Error Patterns, Grade 6, Overt Response, Parent Background, Psychological Needs, Racial Factors, Socioeconomic Status, Validity

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