Parents' socioeconomic status and children's academic ... - Nova

Table of contents
Summary............................................................................................................................. 7
1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 9
2 Hypotheses and possible mechanisms.................................................................... 11
2.1 Cultural capital ............................................................................................................. 11
2.2 Poverty and children .................................................................................................... 14
2.2.1 Concept of poverty..............................................................................................14
2.2.2 Measurement of poverty .....................................................................................15
2.2.3 Child Poverty.......................................................................................................17
2.2.4 The meaning of inheritance ................................................................................17
3 Background of the project and data analysis .......................................................... 19
3.1 Background of the project............................................................................................ 19
3.2 Data analysis ..............................................................................................................21
4 Parental characteristics and school outcomes: some empirical evidence.......... 23
4.1 Descriptive statistics of children’s academic achievement ......................................... 23
4.1.1 Parents’ education level and children’s academic achievements......................27
4.1.2 Parental employment status and children’s academic achievements ...............31
4.1.3 Children’s academic achievements and cultural background...........................34
4.1.4 Pupils’ achievement and family structure ...........................................................42
4.2 Multivariate analyses ................................................................................................... 43
4.2.1 Gender ................................................................................................................45
4.2.2 Parents’ Education..............................................................................................45
4.2.3. Parents’ employment .........................................................................................46
4.2.4 Cultural background............................................................................................47
5 Do pupils get assistance with homework at home? ............................................... 48
5.1 Assistance by parents’ education level ....................................................................... 49
5.2. Domestic assistance by parents’ employment........................................................... 50
5.3 Assistance by cultural background.............................................................................. 50
6 Summing up the findings ............................................................................................ 53
References........................................................................................................................ 55
Sammendrag .................................................................................................................... 59
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