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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Family on welfare / state aid

Overview

  • Influence: Family on welfare / state aid
  • Domain: Home
  • Sub-Domain: Family resources
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have a negative impact
  • Influence Definition: A government program that provides financial aid to individuals and families. There are many forms of welfare and state aid to assist families.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 1
  • Number of studies: 8
  • Number of students: 0
  • Number of effects: 8
  • Weighted mean effect size: -0.12
  • Robustness index: 1

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Journal of Research on Adolescence Gennetian, Duncan, Knox, Clark-Kauffman, & London USA How Welfare Policies Affect Adolescents' School Outcomes: A Synthesis of Evidence from Experimental Studies 2002 Families receiving welfare on school achievement 8 0 8 -0.12
TOTAL/AVERAGE 8 0 8 -0.12
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