Poor family economy consistently predicted mental health problems,
while parental education level predicted externalizing disorders stronger than internalizing disorders.
Not exact matches
While models with
parental education and
parental occupation were marginally better at predicting pupil achievement, the potential costs of switching to either of these approaches far outweighed any slight gains.Switching to either approach would require significant investment to collect data, and collecting data on parents»
education levels or occupations on a national scale could be a challenge.
«Teachers realize that
while their own impact on children is great, it is not as great as the influence of many other factors, including but not limited to poverty, language proficiency, home life, learning disabilities,
level of
parental involvement and
education, and access to proper facilities and technologies,» said West Hartford teacher Ted Goerner.