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Students in poverty: Maintaining understanding and engagement
Author(s) -
Lichtenstein David P.,
Donovan Sue
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30325
Subject(s) - poverty , psychology , low income , economic growth , labour economics , business , developmental psychology , demographic economics , economics
“To help children grow into prepared, productive adults, parents need well‐paying jobs, affordable housing and the ability to invest in their children's future. When parents are unemployed or earn low wages, their ability to support their kids' development is more limited, which can undermine their children's prospects for success in school and beyond.”