Student Mobility


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Many low-income families struggle with stable housing and frequently have to move due to foreclosures, rent increases, or other financial setbacks. Children in these families can experience lasting negative effects, especially those who are young and still developing basic learning and social skills. A joint NRC-IOM committee held a workshop in June 2009 to examine these issues, highlight patterns in current research, and discuss how to develop a support system for at-risk children.










Student Mobility


Book Description

Many low-income families struggle with stable housing and frequently have to move due to foreclosures, rent increases, or other financial setbacks. Children in these families can experience lasting negative effects, especially those who are young and still developing basic learning and social skills. A joint NRC-IOM committee held a workshop in June 2009 to examine these issues, highlight patterns in current research, and discuss how to develop a support system for at-risk children.










Research in Education


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ERIC Educational Documents Index


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"A subject-author-institution index which provides titles and accession numbers to the document and report literature that was announced in the monthly issues of Resources in education" (earlier called Research in education).




The Effect of Mobility on Reading Achievement Among Fifth-grade Pupils in Clark County, Nevada


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This study was concerned with the relationship of changing schools to reading achievement among fifth-grade students in the Clark County School district, Nevada. High achievement was associated with high IQ, high socio-economic status, and stable family life. Low achievement was associated with high mobility, racial-ethnic minorities, and gaming-employed parents. High mobility was associated with military parents. Low mobility was associated with high achievement, high family stability, high IQ, and high socio-economic status. When other variables were controlled, only IQ and socio-economic status were found to be meaningfully related to achievement. The effect of mobility seemed to be explained primarily by the inter-correlation of mobility with other variables. It was concluded that mobility was not meaningfully related to the reading achievement of fifth grade students in the Clark County School District.--Adapted from the abstract.