Psychology

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  The topic of this study is the influence of poverty on academic achievement. The purpose of the study is to explore how poverty affects student outcomes in terms of academic performance and engagement in school. More specifically, it seeks to identify which aspects of poverty have the most significant impact on academic achievement and whether or not interventions aimed at reducing poverty can improve educational attainment.

The primary research question addressed by this study is: what are the effects of poverty on students’ educational outcomes? The researchers hypothesize that there is a negative relationship between poverty and educational attainment, suggesting that students from lower-income households will perform worse compared to those from higher-income households. To address these questions, the researchers used a cross-sectional survey design involving over 500 children aged 8-14 years old enrolled in public schools across four different communities in California. An additional unique feature included in this study was an information sheet created to better explain complex topics such as income level, family structure and community resources to families prior to data collection. This allowed for more accurate responses from participants regarding their level of income insecurity and access to resources needed for educational success. The results indicated that there was a statistically significant association between household income levels and both reading scores as well as interest in school activities among participants with lower household incomes performing worse compared with higher income peers on both measures. Additionally, results suggested that access to certain types of community resources may also play a role in mediating the effects of low socioeconomic status (SES) on student outcomes; however further research would be necessary to fully understand these relationships. Overall, this research provides further evidence that there exists a clear link between socio-economic status and student outcomes; namely those living under conditions associated with low SES tend perform worse academically than their more privileged peers. As such, these findings suggest interventions aimed at improving economic stability should be considered when designing policies intended to help students overcome disparities associated with economic hardship in order reach their full potentials within K-12 education systems across America today