Community Influences on the Relation of Family Statuses to Adolescent School Performance: Differences between African Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites.

Dornbusch, Sanford M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ436974

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Publication Date: 1991

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Community Influences on the Relation of Family Statuses to Adolescent School Performance: Differences between African Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites.

Dornbusch, Sanford M.; And Others

American Journal of Education, v99 n4 p543-67 Aug 1991

Census and student questionnaire data for 382 African-American and 3,467 white high school students from suburban San Francisco (California) indicate consistent positive relationships among grades and family status, level of parental education, and a two-parent home only for the white majority. The community context is important in understanding these ethnic differences. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Black Students, Blacks, Census Figures, Community Influence, Context Effect, Cultural Context, Family Status, High School Students, High Schools, One Parent Family, Parent Background, Racial Differences, Suburban Schools, White Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California (San Francisco)

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