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Single parents (2009)
Book Chapter
Hampden-Thompson, G. (2009). Single parents. In R. A. Shweder, T. R. Bidell, A. C. Dailey, S. D. Dixon, P. J. Miller, & J. Modell (Eds.), The child: an encyclopaedic companion. University of Chicago Press

Course credit accrual and dropping out of high school, by student characteristics (2009)
Report
Hampden-Thompson, G., Warkentien, S., & Bruce, D. (2009). Course credit accrual and dropping out of high school, by student characteristics. US Department of Education

This Statistics in Brief uses data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002) to examine the number of credits earned by high school students and the relationship between course credit accrual and dropping out. Findings indicate that hi... Read More about Course credit accrual and dropping out of high school, by student characteristics.

Are two better than one?: a comparative study of achievement gaps and family structure (2009)
Journal Article
Hampden-Thompson, G. (2009). Are two better than one?: a comparative study of achievement gaps and family structure. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 39, 517-537. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057920802366372

Using data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), the size of the literacy achievement gap between 15-year-old students from two-parent and those from single-mother households were compared across 18 industrialized nations. Thi... Read More about Are two better than one?: a comparative study of achievement gaps and family structure.

On-entry Baseline Assessment across Cultures. (2009)
Book Chapter
Tymms, P., & Merrell, C. (2009). On-entry Baseline Assessment across Cultures. In A. Anning, J. Cullen, & M. Fleers (Eds.), Early Childhood Education: Society and Culture. (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications

Learning. (2009)
Book Chapter
Davis, A. (2009). Learning. In R. Bailey, D. Carr, R. Barrow, & C. McCarthy (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Philosophy of Education. SAGE Publications