Family Structure, Parental Practices and High School Completion

1991 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Marie Astone ◽  
Sara S. McLanahan
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
Parental Practices ◽  
School Completion

scholarly journals The Association between Family Structure Changes and High School Completion in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Annah Vimbai Bengesai ◽  
Nompumelelo Nzimande
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Young People ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
National Income ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
School Completion ◽  
Using Data

Over the past few years, family structures have been dramatically transformed, yet limited research from South Africa has assessed the effect on children’s developmental outcomes. Using data from the National Income Dynamics Study, we aim to contribute to the literature by examining the relationship between family structure disruption and high school completion in South Africa. Our sample consisted of 1649 young people who were aged 12, 13 and 14 in 2008 and their educational attainment was tracked through to 2017. The results from the logistic regression analysis demonstrate that family structure disruption is negatively associated with high school completion. After controlling for variation in household income change, the child’s educational factors and socio-demographic controls, young people who experienced a change from a co-resident family or were in stable non-resident parent family structures were up to 50% less likely to complete high school relative to those from undisrupted co-resident parent family structures. Given that family structure disruption is a widespread phenomenon in South Africa, research should consider it as a key determinant of educational attainment and policymakers should come up with holistic interventions to support families as well as allocate public resources in ways that can help reduce educational inequalities.

scholarly journals Family structure histories and high school completion: Evidence from a population based registry.

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Strohschein ◽  
Noralou Roos ◽  
Marni Brownell
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Marital Disruption ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
School Completion ◽  
Using Data

The purpose of this paper was to use a life course approach to investigate the association between family structure histories and high school completion. Using data from a population-based data registry for the 1984 Manitoba birth cohort, we selected a sample of children born or adopted at birth into a married or cohabiting two-parent household (n = 9,493) and derived family structure histories for each child up until the age of 18. Marital disruption occurred for 1,876 children (19.8%), with 531 children (5.6%) of the total sample experiencing multiple changes in family structure. Logistic regression models showed that children who experienced marital disruption before the age of 18 were significantly less likely to complete high school than children in intact households, and that children who were younger at the time of a first change in marital status were more vulnerable than children who were older when their parents’ marriage ended. Further work is needed to elucidate the pathways that link family structure histories to child outcomes.

The Timing of a First Birth and High School Completion

1990 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn M. Upchurch ◽  
James McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
First Birth ◽  
School Completion

Opportunity and high school completion

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Bickel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
School Completion

Contrary to Breastfeeding Initiation, High School Completion is Associated with Lower Cardiovascular Risk after Intrauterine Exposure to Diabetes

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. S58
Author(s):  
Laetitia Guillemette ◽  
Brandy Wicklow ◽  
Elizabeth A. Sellers ◽  
Allison Dart ◽  
Garry X. Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
Breastfeeding Initiation ◽  
School Completion ◽  
Intrauterine Exposure
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