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Does Family Policy Environment Moderate the Effect of Single-Parenthood on Children's Academic Achievement? A Study of 14 European Countries.

This paper examines whether national family and welfare policies reduce or exacerbate the effects of single-parenthood on a child's educational achievement. Using the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), we compare 5th grade students from English single-parent families with their cou...

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Published in:Journal of Comparative Family Studies Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 227 - 249
Main Authors: Hampden-Thompson, Gillian, Pong, Suet-Ling
Format: Article
Published: Journal of Comparative Family Studies Spring 2005
Subjects:
Children of single parents
Family policy
Academic achievement
Cross-cultural studies
European Union countries
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