Student Failure as Associated with Socio-Economic Status, Racial Ethnicity, and Single Parenting

Author

B. Dan Green, University of Texas Permian Basin

Date of Award

6-1987

Document Type

Research Project Report

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Education

Supervisory Committee Chair

Clarence D. Kron, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Thomas F. Schaefer, Ph.D.

Third Advisor

Robert C. Rhodes, Ph.D.

Abstract

Academic failure is a problem in American schools all over the nation. Many factors play a part in the academic achievement of students. The purpose of this study is to investigate student academic failure among students from lower socio-economic status families as compared with students from families with a higher socio-economic status, with sub-groupings identifying students as to racial and ethnic backgrounds as well as those from single-parent homes. The test group for this survey is a group of four-hundred and forty eighth grade students from Goddard Junior High School in Midland, Texas. All students listed as "failing" failed one or more subjects at the end of the 1986-87 school year.

Recommended Citation

Green, B. Dan, "Student Failure as Associated with Socio-Economic Status, Racial Ethnicity, and Single Parenting" (1987). Graduate Theses. 21.
https://falconcommons.utpb.edu/utpb-edu/21