COMPARISON STUDY OF SCHOOL READINESS IN CHILDREN OF ADOLESCENT AND POST-ADOLESCENT MOTHERS.
Contributors: Texas Woman's University.
Published: 1988
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: A two-group explanatory research design was used to determine whether there is a difference between the school readiness of children of adolescent mothers and the school readiness of children of post-adolescent mothers. Five research sites were used to select 89 subjects who were assigned to two research groups: children of adolescent mothers (CAM) and children of post-adolescent mothers (CPAM). All subjects were black. Instrument included the Family Information Questionnaire, the ABC Inventory to Assess Kindergarten and School Readiness, the HOME by Mother Questionnaire, and the Teacher Follow-Up Form. A one-way ANOVA revealed a significantly greater degree of school readiness in the CPAM group than in the CAM group. School readiness scores were found to be significantly higher in the children of older post-adolescent mother (COPAM) group than in the children of younger post-adolescent mother (CYPAM) group. A significantly positive correlation was found between school readiness and classroom performance at 3 months.

The HOME scores indicated a significantly higher quality home environment for the CPAM group than for the CAM group. A positive relationship was found between the HOME scores and the school readiness scores of the children. Results of a multiple regression analysis revealed that maternal employment was a significant predictor of school readiness for the children in the study.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-10, Section: B, page: 4235.

Thesis (PH.D.)--TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY, 1988.

School code: 0925.