Are two better than one? A comparative study of achievement gaps and family structure

Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the size of the literacy achievement gap between 15-year-old students from two-parent and those from single-mother households were compared across 18 industrialized nations. This study found that cross-national differences exis...

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Published in:Compare 2009-07, Vol.39 (4), p.517-534
Main Author: Hampden-Thompson, Gillian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement gaps
Achievement Gap
Achievement Tests
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Comparative Analysis
Comparative Education
Comparative studies
Denmark
Family Structure
Finland
Foreign Countries
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
International Education
Ireland
Italy
Literacy
Mothers
New Zealand
Norway
One Parent Family
Parent Participation
PISA
Portugal
Predictor Variables
Program for International Student Assessment
Reading Achievement
Single parents
single-mother families
Social Influences
Spain
student literacy
Sweden
United States
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Summary:Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the size of the literacy achievement gap between 15-year-old students from two-parent and those from single-mother households were compared across 18 industrialized nations. This study found that cross-national differences exist in the association between single motherhood and literacy achievement. The research findings also indicate that economic deprivation and parental involvement moderate the association between family structure and student literacy achievement.
ISSN:0305-7925
1469-3623
DOI:10.1080/03057920802366372