Children from disrupted families as adults: family structure, college attendance and college completion.

Autor/in	VerPloeg, Michele
Titel	Children from disrupted families as adults: family structure, college attendance and college completion.
Quelle	In: Economics of education review, 21 (2002) 2, S. 171-184Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben 28; Tabellen 7
Sprache	englisch; englische Zusammenfassung
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/S0272-7757(00)00050-9
Schlagwörter	Vergleichsuntersuchung; Soziale Herkunft; Familie; Stiefeltern; Stipendium; Eltern; Finanzierung; Studium; Hochschulabschluss; Allein erziehender Elternteil; Student; USA
Abstract	One hypothesis as to why children from disrupted ( single parent and step parent) families have lower educational attainments than children from intact families is that disrupted families are poorer. This study investigates the relationship between family structure and four year college enrollment and completion. In doing so, the study controls for family income and for other factors that may affect the student's ability to pay for college, such as college costs and financial aid. The study uses the 1980 High School and Beyond Sophomore cohort and its subsequent follow-up surveys. Results show that family income differences can explain much of the differences in college attendance and completion rates between students from disrupted families and students from intact families. However, when measures of the grant aid student receive are also included in models predicting college enrollment and completion, those from disrupted families are still significantly less likely to attend and complete college. (DIPF/Orig.)
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2003_(CD)