Year
1985
Season
Summer
Paper Type
Master's Thesis
College
College of Education and Human Services
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Dr. Bruce Gutknecht
Department Chair
Dr. James Mittelstadt
Abstract
Social environment as related to school achievement was investigated. It was found that the importance of the model which the parent sets for the child in addition to the role assumed by the teacher play an important part in the development of the early childhood student. The environment in which a child lives and the person with whom the child interacts both affect the child in complex ways to influence the child's development and life chances. Research also shows that academic and intellectual gains are produced during the Head Start program year and that children who attend Head Start programs do perform better than their disadvantaged peers on such global measures of school success as passing each grade, staying in regular school tracks, and graduating from high school.
Suggested Citation
Goldwire, Ida W., "Social Environment as Related to School Achievement in Early Childhood" (1985). UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 326.
https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/326