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family diversity  

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  • Family diversity refers to multiple characteristics that describe variations in family structure, culture, language, ethnicity, economic status, values, beliefs, interests, abilities, and practices. Educational research provides striking evidence that characteristics of families correlate with dissimilar outcomes in student success. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Family Diversity]

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