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EJ524920 PS525073
Title: Family and Child Influences on Educational Attainment: A Secondary Analysis of the High/Scope Perry Preschool Data.Author(s): Luster, Tom; McAdoo, Harriette
Source: Developmental Psychology, v32 n1 p26-39 Jan 1996
Publication Date: 1996
ISSN: 0012-1649
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT1996
Examined factors
contributing to individual differences in the educational attainment
of African American young adults from families of low socioeconomic
status. Subjects were 123 participants and their families. Found
that characteristics of the participants at the time of school entry
were predictive of the participants' achievement and educational
attainment. (MOK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement; Black Youth; *Blacks; *Educational
Attainment; *Educational Objectives; Factor Analysis; Family Characteristics;
*Family Influence;
*Preschool Education; Socioeconomic Status; Study Habits; Young
Adults
Identifiers: African Americans; High Scope Model
