ther major part of an adolescent¡s life is part-time employment. Most students procure a job to pay for a multitude of things. These two primary elements of an adolescent¡s life may produce many conflicting issues. Does the amount of time a full-time student works at a part-time job affect his/her grade point average? It is these kinds of issues that are very socially significant and that students, researchers, educators, and policy-makers are concerned about.
             This is a relatively new research idea. It has just been during the past decade that there has been a large increase in the number of students that hold part-time jobs (Conseil Permenant de la Jeunesse, 1992). In the past, it was rare that adolescents would go to school; they worked full-time to help support the family. As the industrial revolution progressed, in urban societies, school started to be obligatory and also there was a greater necessity for adolescents in the job market (Audet, 1995). Since 1980, the amount of adolescents who hold part-time jobs has increased by 500% for the boys and 1100% for girls. In addition, now around half the number of high school students has a part-time job (Conseil Superieur de L¡Education, 1992).
             The main theory relevant to the investigation of my research question is that essentially, working at a part-time job while in school can effect your grades (Audet, 1995; D¡Amico, 1984; Steinberg & Dornbusch, 1991; Riscoe, Morgan & Peebles, 1996; Lenarduzzi & McLaughlin, 1996). The reason for this as Marsh (1991) explains, is working apparently detracts from investment in or commitment to, the school, which is why working has so many negative affects. This conclusion should not be translated to mean that the time spent working necessarily reduces the time available for schoolwork, however, because students who worked and saved their money for school actually spent more time on homework (Steinberg, Fegley & Dornbusch, 1993). Hu...