Single-Mother Families, Maternal Employment and Children's Literacy Achievement: A Study of 10 Countries

Autor/in	Hampden-Thompson, Gillian
Titel	Single-Mother Families, Maternal Employment and Children's Literacy Achievement: A Study of 10 Countries
Quelle	In: Education and Society, 30 (2012) 3, S.23-42 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0726-2655
DOI	10.7459/es/30.3.03
Schlagwörter	One Parent Family; Mothers; Academic Achievement; Employed Parents; Employed Women; International Assessment; Family Structure; Reading Achievement; Comparative Education; Outcomes of Education; Achievement Gap; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Literacy; Australia; United Kingdom; Sweden; Norway; New Zealand; Finland; Canada; Denmark; United States; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Mother; Mutter; Schulleistung; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Leseleistung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Australien; Großbritannien; Schweden; Norwegen; Neuseeland; Finnland; Kanada; Dänemark; USA; Irland
Abstract	Labour force participation maybe particularly problematic for single-mothers. By working, mothers increase their family's financial capital and consequently make more money available for educational resources. However, employment often results in the parent having less time to interact with their child and participate in school activities. This is particularly problematic for single-mothers. While abundant research has been conducted on the impact of maternal employment on educational outcomes in the United States, very little international and cross-national research exists. This study draws upon the PISA 2000 data to examine the association between maternal employment, family structure, and reading literacy achievement. The results indicate that in some of the countries, students with full-time and part time working single mothers had an educational advantage over single mothers who did not work. In some countries, this was still the case after accounting for economic resources. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01