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Author Hargreaves, Margaret Barnwell.

Title Learning under stress : children of single parents and the schools / by Margaret Barnwell Hargreaves ; Jo Sanders, project director.

Publication Info. Metuchen, N.J. : Women's Action Alliance : Scarecrow Press, 1991.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  370.1934 H279L    Check Shelf
Description vi, 112 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents 1. Introduction : The problem ; Methodology ; Summary of project findings ; Recommendations -- 2. Who are America's one-parent families? : Growth of one-parent families ; Racial and ethnic characteristics ; Types of One-parent families ; Poverty in Mother-only families -- 3. How does life at home affect school performance? : Research limitations ; Children's adaptions to divorce ; Differences in children's reactions to divorce ; Influence of parents on children's adjustment ; Educational achievement of one-parent children ; Causes of lower scholastic achievement ; Positive influences on academic achievement -- 4. School life for one-parent children : High quality education ; School attitudes toward one-parent children ; School policies for one-parent children ;Children in family crisis -- 5. School relations with single parents : Child-centered assistance ; Parent-centered assistance ; Single parents' involvement in school.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [99]-110) and index.
Subject Children of single parents -- Education.
Children of divorced parents -- Education.
Added Author Women's Action Alliance.
ISBN 0810822873 alkaline paper
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