EJ536814 SP525682
Title: Mobility and School Functioning in the Early Grades.Author(s): Nelson, Perry S.; And Others
Source: Journal of Educational Research, v89 n6 p365-69 Jul-Aug 1996
Publication Date: 1996
ISSN: 0022-0671
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY1997
The relationship
between initial school functioning and subsequent mobility was examined
among 2,524 low-income elementary students. Data were collected
on academic, behavioral, and school adjustment. The students were
then trailed for three years; during this time mobility was observed.
Most mobile students had poorer initial school behavior and adjustment
and tended to be from single-parent families. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: *Academic Achievement; *Adjustment (to Environment);
*Attendance; Blacks; Elementary School Students; Grade 1; Hispanic
Americans; Kindergarten; Low Income Groups; Minority Group Children;
One Parent Family; Primary Education; *Student Behavior; *Student
Mobility; Urban Schools
