School mobility during elementary school did not appear to be a pervasive risk for children's functioning, though very high mobility rates could not be studied¶

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q3 i? School mobility during elementary school did not appear to be a pervasive risk, although very high rates of mobility could not be studied because of very small sample sizes. → Deborah Lowe Vandell 2021

Evidence¶

Deborah Lowe Vandell 2021¶

Deborah Lowe Vandell, Megan Kuhfeld, Elizabeth Gershoff, Robert Crosnoe. (2021). Predictors and consequences of school mobility in middle childhood. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 76. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/predictors-and-consequences-of-school-mobility-in-middle-childhood/

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Overall conclusion of the prospective longitudinal study (N = 1094, ages 5.6 to 11.1) integrating the move-timing and cumulative-move analyses. The authors state mobility "did not appear to be a pervasive risk" while noting the scope limit that very high mobility rates could not be studied due to very small sample sizes.

"school mobility during elementary school did not appear to be a pervasive risk although the authors were unable to study very high rates of school mobility because of very small sample sizes."

Discussion¶

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• The study design separately examined recent-year moves and cumulative moves across elementary school in relation to child functioning — a broader claim this one bears on
• A recent school move or a single move shows no evidence of relation to children's academic or social functioning — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Elementary student mobility in CPS is predominantly a within-district phenomenon, with CPS-to-CPS transfers accounting for 50-60 percent of school-year transfers and two-thirds of summer transfers — related