"Journal of Inquiry & Action in Education, 5(1), 2012" was a top link for me, apologies for not picking that, but I figured Google has something for every bias.

"Journal of Inquiry & Action in Education, 5(1), 2012" was a top link for me, apologies for not picking that, but I figured Google has something for every bias. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1134242.pdf https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1134242.pdf There are a variety of factors, but farm work didn't appear to be it, especially given that summer probably isn't the biggest time crunch. I descend from Arkansas farmers, not at all suggesting they were illiterate; more that they weren't in the driver's seat on the issue.