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Author: Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
Resulting in 8 citations.
1. Donato, Katharine M.
Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
Educational Achievement of U.S. Puerto Ricans
New England Journal of Public Policy 11,2 (Spring-Summer 1996): 99-111
Cohort(s): Mature Women, NLSY79
Publisher: John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Ethnic Differences; Ethnic Groups; Hispanics; Minority Groups; Racial Differences

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Extends research on minority educational achievement to the 1990s, emphasizing the experiences of Puerto Ricans, using data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Results suggest that compared with whites, blacks, & Mexicans, Puerto Ricans exhibit the lowest high school graduation rates. Their educational disadvantage is unique: even if they assumed the attributes of whites, they would graduate at lower rates. This finding deserves priority in the agendas of both scholars & policy specialists. 5 Tables. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1996, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
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Donato, Katharine M. and Roger A. Wojtkiewicz. "Educational Achievement of U.S. Puerto Ricans." New England Journal of Public Policy 11,2 (Spring-Summer 1996): 99-111.
2. Lee, Marlene A.
Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
Road to Independence: Patterns of Living Arrangements among Young Adults
Presented: Chicago, IL, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 1999
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Education; Exits; Gender Differences; High School Completion/Graduates; High School Dropouts; Sociability/Socialization/Social Interaction

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Considers male & female patterns of living arrangements during young adulthood. Grouping females by education at age 18 conditions on an event - high school graduation - likely to influence the timing of future education & living arrangements between ages 18 & 30. Using an increment-decrement multistate life table model data from the 1979-1992 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth are drawn to estimate time spent in each state, as well as number of entries to & exits from each. Results reveal consistent differences between male & females with respect to state durations, entries, & exits. However, the patterns of differences between high school dropouts & graduates vary with gender.
Bibliography Citation
Lee, Marlene A. and Roger A. Wojtkiewicz. "Road to Independence: Patterns of Living Arrangements among Young Adults." Presented: Chicago, IL, American Sociological Association Annual Meetings, August 1999.
3. Powers, Rebecca S.
Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
Occupational Aspirations, Gender, and Educational Attainment
Sociological Spectrum 24,5 (September/October 2004): 601-623.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02732170490448784
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keyword(s): College Graduates; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Gender Differences; High School Completion/Graduates; Occupational Aspirations

While in the past women had lower educational attainment than men, women in recent years have caught up to and passed men in educational attainment. Lower occupational aspirations for women compared to men contributed to lower educational attainment in the past. In this article, we use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to consider whether occupational aspirations still act to lower educational attainment for women compared to men or whether occupational aspirations are currently an advantage for young women. We find that occupational aspirations are an advantage for women for high school graduation but not for college graduation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Bibliography Citation
Powers, Rebecca S. and Roger A. Wojtkiewicz. "Occupational Aspirations, Gender, and Educational Attainment." Sociological Spectrum 24,5 (September/October 2004): 601-623.
4. Sandefur, Gary D.
McLanahan, Sara S.
Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
Race and Ethnicity, Family Structure, and High School Graduation
Discussion Paper No. 893-89, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison, August 1989
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP), University of Wisconsin - Madison
Keyword(s): Endogeneity; Family Structure; Heterogeneity; High School Completion/Graduates; Minorities, Youth; Parental Influences; Parents, Single; Racial Differences; Schooling

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Using data from the 1979-1985 waves of the NLSY, this paper focuses on two questions: (1) Can racial and ethnic differences in family structure and single parenthood account for differences in high school graduation rates of white and minority youth? (2) What explains the relationship between family structure and school achievement? The authors find that parental education is more important than family structure in accounting for differences in schooling among whites, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Native Americans, and that family structure and parental education are equally important in accounting for differences between whites and blacks. Family income moderates some of the impact of family structure on children's graduation. Statistical controls for the endogeneity of family structure suggest that not all of the family structure effect on school graduation is due to unmeasured heterogeneity.
Bibliography Citation
Sandefur, Gary D., Sara S. McLanahan and Roger A. Wojtkiewicz. "Race and Ethnicity, Family Structure, and High School Graduation." Discussion Paper No. 893-89, Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin - Madison, August 1989.
5. Sandefur, Gary D.
McLanahan, Sara S.
Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
The Effects of Parental Marital Status During Adolescence on High School Graduation
Social Forces 71,1 (September 1992): 103-121.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2579968
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Keyword(s): Divorce; Family Structure; High School Completion/Graduates; Marital Status; Marriage; Parental Influences; Sociability/Socialization/Social Interaction

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Data from the 1979-1985 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (total N = 5246 respondents ages 14-17 when first interviewed) are used to investigate the effects of family type on high school graduation. Analysis reveals that: (1) not living with both parents at age 14 has negative consequences for graduation regardless of whether the child lives with a single parent a parent and stepparent or neither parent; (2) changes in family structure between ages 14 and 17 have negative consequences; and (3) the effects of family structure and changes in it on graduation persist after controlling for income and some social psychological attributes of the adolescents; income accounts for approximately 15% of the single-parent effect. References. (Copyright Sociological Abstracts Inc. All rights reserved.)
Bibliography Citation
Sandefur, Gary D., Sara S. McLanahan and Roger A. Wojtkiewicz. "The Effects of Parental Marital Status During Adolescence on High School Graduation." Social Forces 71,1 (September 1992): 103-121.
6. Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
Counteracting Influences Underlying Gender Differences in Educational Attainment
Presented: San Francisco, CA, Population Association of America Meetings, 1995
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): College Education; Educational Attainment; Marriage; Women's Education

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In recent decades, the educational attainment of women has increased relative to men. At first glance this change could be attributed to diminishing gender differences in the process of college attainment. One factor which previous research has shown negatively affects women more than men is marriage. While it is true that the average age at marriage has increased for both men and women in recent years, women still marry at younger ages than men. Thus, early marriage still may exert a stronger negative influence on women than men. In my paper, I investigate which other variables compensate for the negative effects of early marriage for women. I use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.
Bibliography Citation
Wojtkiewicz, Roger A. "Counteracting Influences Underlying Gender Differences in Educational Attainment." Presented: San Francisco, CA, Population Association of America Meetings, 1995.
7. Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
Simplicity and Complexity in the Effects of Parental Structure on High School Graduation
Demography 30,4 (November 1993): 701-717.
Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/l5m5214095007u42/
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): High School Completion/Graduates; Marital Disruption; Parental Influences

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As more and more children experience nonintact families because of nonmarital birth or parental marital disruption, researchers have paid more attention to whether nonintact family experiences have negative effects on later life. This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to consider how experiences of parental structure affect chances of high school graduation. The study shows that the negative effects of parental structure are simpler than theoretical notions might suggest.
Bibliography Citation
Wojtkiewicz, Roger A. "Simplicity and Complexity in the Effects of Parental Structure on High School Graduation." Demography 30,4 (November 1993): 701-717.
8. Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
Donato, Katharine M.
Hispanic Educational Attainment: The Effects of Family Background and Nativity
Social Forces 74,2 (December 1995): 559-574.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2580492
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Ethnic Differences; Ethnic Groups; Family Background and Culture; Family Structure; Heterogeneity; Hispanics; Parental Influences; Sex Roles

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Data from the 1979-1990 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth are drawn on to examine the degree to which foreign birth explains the lower educational attainment of Mexicans & Puerto Ricans compared to whites in the US. Although foreign birth is a partial explanation of group differences, family structure & parental education are more important. However, when considering how the effects of nativity vary across Hispanic groups, it is found that US- born Puerto Ricans are no better off than foreign-born Puerto Ricans. There is also evidence of heterogeneity in the educational experiences of US-born Mexicans: those with foreign-born parents have higher educational attainment than those with US-born parents. 5 Tables, 30 References. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1996, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Bibliography Citation
Wojtkiewicz, Roger A. and Katharine M. Donato. "Hispanic Educational Attainment: The Effects of Family Background and Nativity." Social Forces 74,2 (December 1995): 559-574.