Study: Adolescents from unstable families lose ground in rigorous high schools
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 11:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Research continues to support a connection between instability in the home and school performance in adolescents, but a new study in the January issue of Sociology of Education takes the research a step further by exploring how the relationship between family structure change and adolescent academic careers is also affected by the kinds of schools they attend.