Title: From family collapse to America's decline : the educational, economic, and social costs of family fragmentation /
Authors: Pearlstein, Mitchell B., 1948-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education,
Year: 2011
Subjects: EDUCATION / Students & Student Life.; Home and school United States.; Children with social disabilities Education United States.; Dysfunctional families United States.; Academic achievement United States
Abstract: "Shortchanging Student Achievement looks at the effect of family fragmentation on education, and in turn the American economy"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents: From Moynihan to "my goodness" -- Fragmentation's effects on "every conceivable measure" -- Fragmentation's effects on educational performance -- Fragmentation's effects on economic performance -- Strengthening learning -- Strengthening marriage.