Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ538383
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Parents' Labor Force Attachment and Grade Retention among Urban Black Children.
Guo, Guang; And Others
Sociology of Education, v69 n3 p217-236 Jul 1996
Focuses on the impact of weak labor force attachment on grade retention by the ninth grade among urban black children. Suggests that higher risks of grade retention are associated with welfare dependency only when income is obtained from welfare alone and receipt of welfare is persistent. (MJP)
Descriptors: Alienation, Blacks, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Grade 9, Labor Force, Longitudinal Studies, Middle Schools, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship, Underachievement, Urban Culture, Urban Problems, Welfare Services
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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